The Spanish tragedy
by Thomas Kyd · 1594
Popularity 19
A revenge play or revenge tragedy. Its plot contains several violent murders and includes as one of its characters a personification of Revenge. Contains the play-within-a-play used to trap a murderer and a ghost intent on vengeance, which became popular motifs in plays that followed.
English dramaEnglish drama (Tragedy)TheaterSpanish tragedy (Kyd, Thomas)British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)NobilityDramaRevengeGhost playsEarly modern and ElizabethanSpanish dramaSpanish literature