The Skull of the Murdered Gloriana
This is the perfect symbol for this play. Looming over the action from the very first scene is the skull of the woman whose murder starts the action. The skull belongs to Gloriana, Vindice's fiancĂ...
Costumes/Disguises
Is there a better way to show that pretty much every character we meet is duplicitous than to deck them out in costumes and disguises? If there is, we don't know what it is. And indeed, this play i...
Natural Signs: Thunder and Lightning, Comet
Ever feel like nature is out to get you? It might be in The Revenger's Tragedy. Vindice sees thunder and lightning as signs of God's judgment. For instance, while commenting on Lussurioso's sins in...