The Revenger's Tragedy Religion Quotes

Spurio's kind of a sicko (like his whole family), but he does reinforce one of the main themes of the play when he makes this tortured argument. Over and over, people are undone by their own sins, more than anyone else's. In this case, the play is saying that the Duke is lustful, so the child born through his lust will take revenge on him in a sexual way.

There's some huge sarcasm going down here when Vindice (in disguise) says, "A very fine religion." Christianity teaches that sex is good within marriage but a sin outside it. So when Lussurioso says that marriage is good but he'd rather sleep around, he's establishing himself firmly as a hypocrite by the play's standards. Vindice is making fun of him here, though Lussurioso doesn't notice.

Do cheaters prosper? Castiza thinks so. She says that sinners get rich and honorable people don't. But she's committed to doing what she thinks is right anyway, so when Lussurioso offers her money to sleep with him she turns him down cold.