 However, unlike most revenge tragedies, the revenger himself survives the play.Though "Antonio's Revenge" is often criticized or compared unfavorably with "Hamlet" due to its hyperbolic style, some critics have posited that this is not an artistic failing on Marston's part but rather a deliberate mockery of the revenge tragedy genre.The play is metatheatrically self-aware, commencing with Piero's demand that Strotzo applaud his bloody deeds.