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A Portuguese nobleman. After the war with Spain, Alexandro returns to Portugal, where Villuppo, a fellow nobleman, accuses him of shooting Balthazar, the Viceroy of Portugal’s son, in the back during battle. Balthazar isn’t dead—he was taken prisoner by Horatio and is in Spain—but the viceroy doesn’t know this and fears his son is dead. The viceroy orders Alexandro imprisoned until Balthazar’s death can be confirmed, and once Balthazar is found alive and well in Spain, Alexandro is released with an apology and a public reward. The character of Alexandro and the false accusation made by Villuppo again underscores betrayal within the play, but he also illustrates the privilege of nobles and the upper class in 16th-century society. Alexandro, a nobleman, isn’t immediately executed for his crime; however, Pedringano, a servant of the lower class, is promptly hanged after being accused of murder.
Alexandro Quotes in The Spanish Tragedy
The The Spanish Tragedy quotes below are all either spoken by Alexandro or refer to Alexandro. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 3
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Thus have I with an envious, forged tale
Deceived the king, betrayed mine enemy,
And hope for guerdon of my villainy.
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Act 3, Scene 1
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Say, treacherous Villuppo, tell the king,
Wherein hath Alexandro used thee ill?
Rent with remembrance of so foul a deed,
My guilty soul submits me to thy doom:
For not for Alexandro’s injuries,
But for reward and hope to be preferred,
Thus have I shamelessly hazarded his life.
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Alexandro Quotes in The Spanish Tragedy
The The Spanish Tragedy quotes below are all either spoken by Alexandro or refer to Alexandro. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1, Scene 3
Quotes
Thus have I with an envious, forged tale
Deceived the king, betrayed mine enemy,
And hope for guerdon of my villainy.
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Act 3, Scene 1
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Say, treacherous Villuppo, tell the king,
Wherein hath Alexandro used thee ill?
Rent with remembrance of so foul a deed,
My guilty soul submits me to thy doom:
For not for Alexandro’s injuries,
But for reward and hope to be preferred,
Thus have I shamelessly hazarded his life.
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