The Spanish Tragedy

The Spanish Tragedie: or, Hieronimo is Mad Againe is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1587-1590 and first performed in London around 1590.

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Elizabethan - Tragedy - Thomas Kyd - 1587 - 1590 - London

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Highly popular and influential in its time, The Spanish Tragedy established a new genre in English theatre, the revenge play. Its plot contains several violent murders and includes as one of its characters a personification of Revenge. The Spanish Tragedy was often referenced (or parodied) in works written by other Elizabethan playwrights, including William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe.

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Genre - English - Theatre - Revenge play - Plot - Characters - Personification - Revenge - Parodied - Playwrights - William Shakespeare - Ben Jonson - Christopher Marlowe

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