The Revenger's Tragedy Themes

Revenge is just as central to The Revenger's Tragedy as we'd expect from the title. Vindice is profoundly committed to revenge, but while he starts out simply trying to avenge the death of his fian...

In The Revenger's Tragedy, the Duke's family is pretty sex-obsessed—they cheat, pay, poison, rape, and more, all in the name of getting into people's pants. But while these are the people in powe...

What is justice? This is one of the big questions throughout history, and it's a major question in The Revenger's Tragedy. Is justice even possible? If the justice system is corrupt, who should giv...

Reputation is everything in The Revenger's Tragedy. The sympathetic characters are obsessed with honor and reputation, craving respect and hoping to prove themselves to others, and even most of the...

Revenge and religion may not be words you would normally associate with each other. But Christianity was the official religion of England when The Revenger's Tragedy was written, so most of the cha...

Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, watch your backs—The Revenger's Tragedy has an impressive body count and a series of ornate and creepy ways to die. Is the play exploiting violence for chea...

We're guessing Middleton didn't take a women's studies class in school, since The Revenger's Tragedy has pretty defined gender roles, and they often give women the short end of the stick. The femal...