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To what extent is Hamlet a Revenge Tragedy? In what ways does it help to consider it as such and what do we miss by considering it only as a Revenge Tragedy? Revenge Tragedy was a genre which lasted from 1590 until 1615. The genre appealed to the Elizabethan audience's desire for blood and violence without emotional depth. Revenge tragedies originated in the writings of the Roman Seneca (4BC-AD65) whose plays heavily influenced Elizabethan dramatists. Seneca's tragedies, using stories derived from mythology emphasised bloody action, horrific incidents and ranting speeches. The devices Seneca used in his tragedies were later imitated by Elizabethan playwrights. These included the five act structure, the appearance of ghosts, the one-line exchange known as stichomythia and Seneca's use of long rhetorical speeches. English revenge tragedies written in the Elizabethan era began with 'The Spanish Tragedy' written by Thomas Kyd, in which a father, Hieronomo,...

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