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- It was written during the 'Elizabethan Period'.
- Revenge Tragedy is a kind of tragedy that presents a quest for vengeance and results in bloodshed and mutilation.
- সাধারণত Senecan tragedy কে অনুসরণ করে revenge tragedy লেখা হয়।
- Thomas Kyd এর 'The Spanish Tragedy" এর মাধ্যমে তাঁর যুগে অর্থাৎ Elizabethan Period এ revenge tragedy জনপ্রিয়তা লাভ করে।
• Summary:
- The Spanish Tragedy begins with the ghost of Don Andrea, a Spanish nobleman killed in a recent battle with Portugal.
- Accompanied by the spirit of Revenge, he tells the story of his death; he was killed in hand-to-hand combat with the Portuguese prince Balthazar, after falling in love with the beautiful Bel-Imperia and having a secret affair with her.
• Important Character of The Spanish Tragedy
- Hieronimo (The protagonist of the story),
- Bel-Imperia (The main female character of the story),
- Lorenzo,
- Balthazar,
- Horatio,
- Ghost of Don Andrea, etc.
• Famous quotation:
- “The less I speak, the more I meditate.”
• Thomas Kyd (1557 – 1595):
- English dramatist.
- তিনি Elizabethan Period এর একজন লেখক।
- He is one of the members of University Wit.
• His notable work:
– The Spanish Tragedy (1585).
- Cornelia (1590)
Source: Britannica and Live MCQ Lecture.