Saturday, February 14, 2009

Questions of the week! Spanish Tragedy

Q1. Discuss Kyd's use of the Portuguese sub-plot to the mirror the action of the Spanish court.

Q2. Discuss the evolution of Andrea's character over the play. Does he become more vengeful as the play continues, and what are we to understand from this?

Q3. Discuss the (very short-lived!) love relationship between Horatio and Bel-imperia. Is there an element of social-climbing to Horatio's actions, and/or is Bel-imperia just trying to further her revenge?

Q4. How does the Revenge/Andrea framing device inform our reading of the play? Does it confuse the moral implications of the play's conclusion?

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