<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia . See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia . See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Revenge tragedy (sometimes referred to as revenge drama, revenge play, or tragedy of blood) is a theatrical genre in which the principal theme is revenge and revenge's fatal consequences . Formally established by American educator Ashley H. Thorndike in his 1902 article "The Relations of Hamlet to Contemporary Revenge Plays," a revenge tragedy documents the progress of the protagonist's revenge plot and often leads to the demise of both the murderers and the avenger himself . </P> <P> The genre first appeared in Early modern Britain with the publication of Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy during the latter half of the 16th century . Earlier works, such as Jasper Heywood's translations of Seneca (1560's) and Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville's play Gorbuduc (1561), are also considered revenge tragedies . Other well - known revenge tragedies include William Shakespeare's Hamlet (c. 1599 - 1602), Titus Andronicus (c. 1588 - 1593), and Thomas Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy (c. 1606). </P>

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