In this study of revenge and revengers in two Elizabethan revenge
tragedies the two plays I shall look at are Hamlet, by William
Shakespeare, and The Revenger's Tragedy, by Thomas Middleton. I shall
look first at the playwrights' handling of the characters of the
revengers, and then at the treatment of the revengers by other
characters in the plays.

Although having similarities in their underlying themes, and in their
adherence to conventions, these two plays present contrasting pictures
of the figure of the revenger; Hamlet offering a far more complex
treatment of its main character, and The Revenger's Tragedy appearing,
in comparison, limited by the author's social message, and lacking in
realistic characterisation.

Hamlet and Vindice, the two revengers, have in common their tasks as
revengers, but they have very different methods of dealing with
situations, modes of thought, and instinctual behaviour. Middleton's
Vindice is largely an allegorical character; his......

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Title: Revenge
Approximate Word Count: 406
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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