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The Renaissance or Early Modern period saw a creative explosion of such force that, four hundred years later, its plays are still some of the most frequently performed and studied of dramatic works. This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Gaveston
- Michael
- Hieronimo
- George
- Mortimer
- Arden
- La Poole
- Moll
- Herod
- Isabella
- Edward
- John Daw
- Balthazar
- Alice
- Mariam
- Ben Jonson
- Sebastian
- Baldock
- De Flores
- Charles
- Spencer
- Susan
- Lorenzo
- Kinney
- Mosby
- Holdsworth
- Thomas Middleton
- Alexander
- Cranwell
- Horatio
- Giovanni
- Greene
- Tony
- David
- William Shakespeare
- Lollio
- Marlowe
- Annabella
- Laxton
- Wendoll
- Dekker
- Cutbeard
- Beatrice
- Franklin
- Luce
- Paul
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- England
- Spain
- Pembroke
- Heaven
- France
- Faversham
- Frankford
- New York
- Cambridge
- Alsemero
- Rome
- Soranzo
- Vermandero
- Ireland
- Beaumont
- Hainault
- Berkeley
- Judea
- Gloucester
- Canterbury
- Pedringano
- Methuen
- Seneca
- Shakebag
- Scotland
- Italy
- Brainford
- Cornwall
- Perseda
- Portingale
- Leicester
- Paris
- Moldavia
- Wales
- Southwark
- Basingstoke
- Venice
- Valencia
- Castile
- Diaphanta
- Cheapside
- Bristol
- Kenilworth
- Epicoene
- Niger
- Neptune
- Portugal
- Ganymede
First Sentence edit
As the earliest play in this collection, The Spanish Tragedy can be thought of as establishing a number of significant aspects of style and subject that were to be developed by later playwrights.
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- Dewey: 822.308
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