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'Contemporary Revenge Tragedy writers continue to breathe new life into the what superficially appears to be a stereotyped, tired genre.' How effectively do the texts you have studied this year demonstrate the truth of this statement?
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'Contemporary Revenge Tragedy writers continue to breathe new life into the what superficially appears to be a stereotyped, tired genre. By reflecting their ever changing world the writers make it every bit as fresh now as so many other writers did decades ago'. How effectively do the texts you have studied this year demonstrate the truth of this statement? Refer to TWO of your prescribed texts as well as texts you have encountered on your own. The conventions of revenge tragedy were established early in the evolution of the genre. These conventions were bound by the creators' desire to captivate their audience and attract spectators to the stage. As early as the age of Ancient Greece, a period in which Euripede's Medea graced the stage, blood and violence has been synonymous with the genre of revenge tragedy. Medea broke away from certain confines of not only revenge tragedy, but the stage, in...
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