Revenge Tragedy
- Created by: HCLS
- Created on: 17-05-15 16:15
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- REVENGE TRAGEDY
- ABSENT COURT AND STATE JUSTICE
- Necessary recourse to self-government
- Hieronimo: Chief Justice
- Antonio and King Piero
- Vindice Duke / Gloriana
- ASSUME DIVINE RIGHT OF JUSTICE
- False Biblical authority/ duty
- Vindicta mihi Hebrews 10:20/Romans 12:20
- ST 3.13/ AT 5.3
- Hieronimo: "I am not the man" 3.14
- contrast Erlich's Hamlet/Calvinism theory
- Vindicta mihi Hebrews 10:20/Romans 12:20
- False Biblical authority/ duty
- Necessary recourse to self-government
- ASSUME DIVINE RIGHT OF JUSTICE
- False Biblical authority/ duty
- Vindicta mihi Hebrews 10:20/Romans 12:20
- ST 3.13/ AT 5.3
- Hieronimo: "I am not the man" 3.14
- contrast Erlich's Hamlet/Calvinism theory
- Vindicta mihi Hebrews 10:20/Romans 12:20
- False Biblical authority/ duty
- justifies/duty
- ATHEIST'S TRAGEDY RESISTS SENECAN REVENGE CYCLE
- Montferrs: Ghost/ Supernatural motif
- Subverts Seneca
- no longer confers right of vengeance to mortal kinsmen
- Subverts Seneca
- Revenge = Divine Providence/ patience
- D'Amville death = instrument of DJ
- Charlemont: Stoicism vs emotional passion
- compare to Antonio (3.3)
- SEPARATES GOD'S JUSTICE AND HUMAN JUSTICE
- humans creatures of the blood, lack patience, incapable of compassionate justice
- passion debilitates reason
- DRAMATIC VIOLENCE
- Audience complicity in revenge cycle
- Marston exposes/ purges sick lust for bloodshed/ vengeance
- Bowers = audience sentimental satisfaction conflicts ethical acknowledgement of infracted divine command
- Seneca brings violence onstage
- Charlemont lives = isn't morally compromised
- Audience complicity in revenge cycle
- humans creatures of the blood, lack patience, incapable of compassionate justice
- Montferrs: Ghost/ Supernatural motif
- negates acceptability of
- PUBLIC nature of PRIVATE revenge
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