The Revenger's Tragedy

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Jacobean revenge tragedy play satirical work tragedy

The Revenger's Tragedy is a darkly satirical Jacobean revenge tragedy, long misattributed to Cyril Tourneur, that exposes courtly corruption and moral decay through its violent plot and bitter humor.

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Revengers Tragedy 3
The Revenger's Tragedy canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobean revenge tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
author Thomas Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorshipReattributedBy 20th-century scholarship ⓘ
authorshipStatus now generally accepted as by Thomas Middleton ⓘ
centralTheme corruption ⓘ
hypocrisy of court life ⓘ
justice and retribution ⓘ
moral decay ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
sexual immorality ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticStructure five-act structure ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate circa 1606 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1607 ⓘ
genre revenge tragedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasCharacter Ambitioso NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antonio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Castiza NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gratiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippolito NERFINISHED ⓘ
Junior Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lussurioso NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supervacuo NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Duchess NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Vindice NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy Senecan tragedy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama ⓘ
originalPublisher George Eld NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotElement Vindice disguises himself to infiltrate the corrupt court NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vindice seeks revenge for the poisoning of his betrothed Gloriana by the Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ
multiple murders and betrayals occur within the ducal family ⓘ
setting an Italian court ⓘ
similarWork Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Spanish Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
style highly rhetorical language ⓘ
use of macabre imagery ⓘ
subjectMatter abuse of power ⓘ
courtly intrigue ⓘ
familial conflict ⓘ
tone bitterly humorous ⓘ
darkly satirical ⓘ
wasMisattributedTo Cyril Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Thomas Kyd → influencedWork → The Revenger's Tragedy ⓘ
Thomas Middleton → notableWork → The Revenger's Tragedy ⓘ
Alex Cox → notableWork → The Revenger's Tragedy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Revengers Tragedy
Alex Cox → directed → The Revenger's Tragedy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Revengers Tragedy
Alex Cox → wrote → The Revenger's Tragedy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Revengers Tragedy