Essays about: "The Spanish Tragedy"

Found 1 essay containing the words The Spanish Tragedy.

  1. 1. The Prototypical Avengers in The Spanish Tragedy and Hamlet

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Paul Nielsen Isho; [2015]
    Keywords : Shakespeare; Kyd; The Spanish Tragedy; Hamlet; revenge; morality; tragedy; avenger;

    Abstract : During the height of the English Renaissance, the revenge tragedies The Spanish Tragedy and Hamlet were introduced to the English literary canon. In this essay, I will focus on the similarities that the protagonists, Hamlet and Hieronimo, share as prototypical avengers. READ MORE