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revenge tragedy

noun

Definitions

  1. A theatrical genre in which revenge and its fatal consequences are the principal themes.

    • Jacobean revenge tragedy
    • Created as a theatrical form, the cult that had glorified female virtue was particularly useful in the representation of women in revenge tragedy, the darkly nostalgic genre devoted to the exposure of injustice, favoritism, and corruption.

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