vendetta theme

also known as: blood feud

There is a bitter, destructive and escalating feud between two factions within one society.

Examples

Yuta of the vanquished clan Tralesta was genetically altered and spent 100 years tracking down members of the Lornak clan in a vendetta in tng3x09 "The Vengeance Factor".

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ds91x13 choice There was an escalating cycle of hate and violence between the Ennis and the Nol-Ennis on the prison moon.
movie: The Godfather (1972) choice The Corleone and Tattaglia crime families got a good old Sicilian vendetta going.
play: Titus Andronicus (1594) choice Titus and Tamora had an escalating cycle of vengeance going.
tng3x09 choice Yuta's clan was pursuing a vendetta against a rival Acamarian clan.
movie: Yojimbo (1961) major Sanjuro provoked a gradually escalating conflict of tits-for-tats between the two gangs.
novel: The Buried Giant (2015) major The land was tattered and war-torn because of the perpetual feud between the Saxons and Britons.
play: Romeo and Juliet (1597) major The Capulet family was in a violent feud with the Montague family.
tng4x07 major The long standing feud between the House of Mogh and the House of Duras reared its ugly head.
movie: Outlander (2008) minor The chieftain Gunnar led an attack against Rolhgar's village as part of an ongoing blood feud.
movie: Predators (2010) minor We learned that the Predators were involved in a blood feud with the Super Predators.