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A-Z: General definitions: Revenge Plays
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The revenge play or revenge tragedy was a popular genre in the Elizabethan and Jacobean period which looked to the Roman poet Seneca for its origins. Common elements include a hero who has the duty of avenging wrongdoing, often spurred on by the apparition of a dead friend or relative; considerable violence and the death of the hero.
Relating to the period of time of Elizabeth I of England.
Belonging to the reign of James I of England (1603-25)
Roman statesman, poet and philosopher, c. 4 B.C. - A.D. 65
1. Genesis indicates that death was not part of the orginal plan for human beings but is one of the consequences of the Fall.
2. The death of Jesus is presented as opening up the possibility of reconciliation with God.
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