Suchergebnisse
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revenge tragedy, drama in which the dominant motive is revenge for a real or imagined injury; it was a favourite form of English tragedy in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras and found its highest expression in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Revenger’s Tragedy Summary. Vindice, the play’s protagonist, appears on stage holding skull of his deceased fiancée, Gloriana, who was killed nearly ten years ago by the Duke as punishment for refusing his advances. As the Duke and his entourage pass by, Vindice vows from the shadows to take his revenge.
Revenge tragedy (sometimes referred to as revenge drama, revenge play, or tragedy of blood) is a theatrical genre, in which the principal theme is revenge and revenge's fatal consequences.
The Revenger's Tragedy is an English-language Jacobean revenge tragedy which was performed in 1606, and published in 1607 by George Eld. It was long attributed to Cyril Tourneur, but "The consensus candidate for authorship of The Revenger’s Tragedy at present is Thomas Middleton, although this is a knotty issue that is far from ...
There are three plots in Shakespeare's Hamlet: the main revenge plot and two subplots involving the romance between Hamlet and Ophelia, and the looming war with Norway. The following is a guide to the main plot, with a look at all the significant events on Hamlet's journey for vengeance.
In-depth summary and analysis of every scene of The Revenger’s Tragedy. Visual theme-tracking, too.
The Revenger’s Tragedy is a cynical revenge play by Thomas Middleton, a Jacobean playwright. It was first performed in 1606 and portrays a tragic and ambitious battle for power in an unnamed seventeenth-century Italian court. Although the play wasn’t performed for many years, it returned to popular favor in the twentieth century.
