Disproportionate Retribution/Literature: Difference between revisions

** In the first book, the staff taking care of the tomb of Darken Rahl's father were executed if a single petal fell off the flowers there or a single torch went out in Rahl's presence. And he considered himself merciful for allowing them a quick death in such cases.

** In one book, Kahlan looks through old records of trials, one of which includes an entry about a wizard who had been executed for being an incurable alcoholic. Her initial response is to think it's an example of this trope, but when she thinks about it, she realizes that, given the [[Person of Mass Destruction|raw destructive power of wizards]], it just wouldn't be safe to let the guy live.

** The Bondsmagi love disproportionate revenge. The reason everybody respects them is because killing one will get the entire guild after you to kill you, your family, your pets, etc. They're also known for burning an entire city to ash because a dozen of them died during a war against the Therin Empire.

* [[Michael Crichton]]'s ''[[Timeline]]'' has Robert Doniger, the business-man who sends the heroes back in time to the Middle Ages to fix something gone wrong. Long story short, lots of things go wrong. When our heroes ''do'' get back, they get their revenge on Doniger, unethical as he is, by {{spoiler|sending him back in time with the same machine to the Middle Ages where he gets a nasty case of the ''Black Plague''.}}

 

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