murder of Don Andrea
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The murder of Don Andrea is the pivotal offstage killing that sets in motion the revenge-driven tragedy and supernatural elements of Thomas Kyd’s play *The Spanish Tragedy*.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
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offstage killing ⓘ plot device ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryTradition | early modern revenge drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfWork | Thomas Kyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfWork |
Elizabethan drama
ⓘ
revenge tragedy ⓘ |
| hasMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo |
Bel-imperia’s love for Don Andrea
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murder of Horatio ⓘ |
| isDepictedAs | killing in battle ⓘ |
| isExplainedThrough | ghost’s prologue ⓘ |
| isNarrativelyLocatedIn | opening of The Spanish Tragedy ⓘ |
| isPivotalEventIn | The Spanish Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRecountedBy | ghost of Don Andrea ⓘ |
| isShownAs | offstage action ⓘ |
| isWitnessedInAfterlifeBy | Revenge ⓘ |
| motivates | Bel-imperia’s later relationship with Horatio ⓘ |
| occursInWork | The Spanish Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Balthazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesEvent |
Don Andrea’s appearance as a ghost
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Hieronimo’s discovery of Horatio’s body ⓘ capture of Balthazar ⓘ |
| takesPlaceDuring | war between Spain and Portugal ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | battlefield ⓘ |
| triggers |
Bel-imperia’s desire for revenge
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Hieronimo’s quest for revenge ⓘ revenge plot ⓘ supernatural framework of the play ⓘ |
| victim | Don Andrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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