rev. tradgedy help/question (1 Viewer)

[dawma88]

hi im kind of stuck on this question. can any of u guys help out by just outlining what i have to do ( texts i do: medea, the cid, revengers tradgedy)

Q: what is the effect of revenge on the revenger & how is this conveyed to the audience?

 

[zenger69]

-The revenger is blinded by the need for revenge that he/she embroils in corruption themselves. AS seen in Vindice in The Revenger's Tragedy.

-The revenger also has to deal with passion/madness which is seen in both The Revenger's Tragedy and Medea.

-After taking revenge, the act of revenge will cause the downfall of the revenger.

I hope this is the right angle of approach to the question.

And techniques, normally I'd quote and get them to flow into the essay instead of saying "Tourneur uses metaphors such as "_____" to this effect".

 

[dawma88]

yea thnx i need it.

 

[Meldrum]

- Audience is often taken on a journey from liking/feeling sympathy for the revenger to hating/being alienated from them
- Avenger often revenges against the audience (Medea, Revenger's Tragedy)

 

[my sharona]

hi im kind of stuck on this question. can any of u guys help out by just outlining what i have to do ( texts i do: medea, the cid, revengers tradgedy)

Q: what is the effect of revenge on the revenger & how is this conveyed to the audience?

Firstly I apologise because I took a few aspects of of human nature (namely Pride and Greed) and oversimplified the entire genre of Revenge Tragedy. But when I was studying for my HSC, i thought it was a good idea because if you're too open minded about it, you wont get any depth.

In Medea, her revenge deprives her of everything except her pride. She has firstly lost everything she loved to Jason, and now she's lost him and their sons. But she keeps her pride. It can be seen in many ways, but i prefer to think that she's in defiance of the audience, since (use your imagination) the public were the ones that couldn't look up to her due to her status as asiatic, a woman, a witch, etc.

In the Revenger's Tragedy, Vindici finishes his revenge on the Duke, but he becomes consumed in the feeling of vengeance. And he wont stop his killing rampage. Eventually he dies a comical death. And for what? Pride again. Pride that he has taken vengeance on his fiancee, Gloriana. Again, the audience sees this as funny. And so they should, as well as being aware of the excesses of revenge. Because it is a satire.

I did High Noon, so I can't help you on the Cid, hope you got some information in a nutshell.