The Spanish Tragedy
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 1, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 6 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5 Act 3, Scene 6 Act 3, Scene 7 Act 3, Scene 8 Act 3, Scene 9 Act 3, Scene 10 Act 3, Scene 11 Act 3, Scene 12 Act 3, Scene 13 Act 3, Scene 14 Act 3, Scene 15 Act 4, Scene 1  Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5
Themes
All Themes Revenge and Justice Class, Gender, and Society Love and Madness Betrayal
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Characters
All Characters Hieronimo Lorenzo Bel-Imperia Horatio The Ghost of Andrea Balthazar Revenge Pedringano Cyprian, Duke of Castile Isabella Alexandro Villuppo Bazulto Serberine Viceroy of Portugal King of Spain Lorenzo’s Page Portuguese Ambassador
Symbols
All Symbols Bel-Imperia’s Scarf The Box 
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Soliloquy Style Tone
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The Spanish Tragedy

by

Thomas Kyd

The Spanish Tragedy: Act 2, Scene 6 Summary & Analysis

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Revenge and Justice
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Class, Gender, and Society
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Love and Madness
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Betrayal
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The Ghost of Andrea looks to Revenge and asks if he has been brought here only to increase Andrea’s pain. Andrea wants to see the death of Balthazar, but he has seen only the death of his dear friend, Horatio, and the abuse of Bel-Imperia. Revenge again encourages Andrea to have patience and assures him that the death of Balthazar is coming. 
Again, Revenge’s delayed action allows time for Andrea and Hieronimo to reconsider their desire for revenge, but Andrea and Hieronimo’s desire for revenge only seems to grow the longer they are forced to wait.
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