The Revenger's Tragedy
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The Revenger's Tragedy is a darkly satirical Jacobean revenge tragedy, long misattributed to Cyril Tourneur, that exposes courtly corruption and moral decay through its violent plot and bitter humor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Revengers Tragedy | 3 |
| The Revenger's Tragedy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6044957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Revenger's Tragedy Context triple: [Thomas Kyd, influencedWork, The Revenger's Tragedy]
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A.
The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi is a dark Jacobean tragedy by John Webster that explores corruption, power, and female agency within an Italian court.
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B.
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore is a controversial Caroline-era tragedy by English playwright John Ford, best known for its shocking depiction of incestuous love and moral corruption in Renaissance Italy.
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C.
The Spanish Tragedy
The Spanish Tragedy is a seminal late 16th-century revenge tragedy by Thomas Kyd that profoundly influenced Elizabethan drama and paved the way for plays like Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
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D.
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe’s renowned Elizabethan tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
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E.
The Malcontent
The Malcontent is a satirical Jacobean stage comedy by John Marston, known for its darkly cynical tone and complex intrigue at an Italian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Revenger's Tragedy Target entity description: The Revenger's Tragedy is a darkly satirical Jacobean revenge tragedy, long misattributed to Cyril Tourneur, that exposes courtly corruption and moral decay through its violent plot and bitter humor.
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A.
The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi is a dark Jacobean tragedy by John Webster that explores corruption, power, and female agency within an Italian court.
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B.
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore is a controversial Caroline-era tragedy by English playwright John Ford, best known for its shocking depiction of incestuous love and moral corruption in Renaissance Italy.
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C.
The Spanish Tragedy
The Spanish Tragedy is a seminal late 16th-century revenge tragedy by Thomas Kyd that profoundly influenced Elizabethan drama and paved the way for plays like Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
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D.
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe’s renowned Elizabethan tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
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E.
The Malcontent
The Malcontent is a satirical Jacobean stage comedy by John Marston, known for its darkly cynical tone and complex intrigue at an Italian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean revenge tragedy
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play ⓘ satirical work ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipReattributedBy | 20th-century scholarship ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | now generally accepted as by Thomas Middleton ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
corruption
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hypocrisy of court life ⓘ justice and retribution ⓘ moral decay ⓘ revenge ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act structure ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | circa 1606 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1607 ⓘ |
| genre |
revenge tragedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ambitioso
NERFINISHED
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Antonio NERFINISHED ⓘ Castiza NERFINISHED ⓘ Gratiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolito NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ Lussurioso NERFINISHED ⓘ Supervacuo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Duchess NERFINISHED ⓘ The Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Vindice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Senecan tragedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | George Eld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Vindice disguises himself to infiltrate the corrupt court
NERFINISHED
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Vindice seeks revenge for the poisoning of his betrothed Gloriana by the Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple murders and betrayals occur within the ducal family ⓘ |
| setting | an Italian court ⓘ |
| similarWork |
Hamlet
NERFINISHED
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The Spanish Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
highly rhetorical language
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use of macabre imagery ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abuse of power
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courtly intrigue ⓘ familial conflict ⓘ |
| tone |
bitterly humorous
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darkly satirical ⓘ |
| wasMisattributedTo | Cyril Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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Revengers Tragedy