The protagonist of this play delivers a soliloquy in which he says life is but a "lively form of death" and the world is but a "mass of public wrongs." The protagonist also says "Thou art the lively image of my grief" to an old man who seeks justice for his murdered son. A lover in this play says "Give me a kiss, I'll countercheck thy kiss," as part of an extended metaphor comparing love to war. In this play, a messenger-boy disobeys his orders by looking in a box and discovering that it is empty, instead of carrying a pardon for Pedrignano. This play's frame story features the ghost of Andrea, who was killed in a battle with the Portuguese, and desires to know what his lover Bellimperia did after his death. In this play's final act, Lorenzo and Balthazar play Eras
The protagonist of this play delivers a soliloquy in which he says life is but a "lively form of death" and the world is but a "mass of public wrongs." The protagonist also says "Thou art the lively image of my grief" to an old man who seeks justice for his murdered son. A lover in this play says "Give me a kiss, I'll countercheck thy kiss," as part of an extended metaphor comparing love to war. In this play, a messenger-boy disobeys his orders by looking in a box and discovering that it is empty, instead of carrying a pardon for Pedrignano. This play's frame story features the ghost of Andrea, who was killed in a battle with the Portuguese, and desires to know what his lover Bellimperia did after his death. In this play's final act, Lorenzo and Balthazar play Erasto and Soliman in a play staged by Hieronimo as part of a plot to avenge the death of his son Horatio. For 10 points, name this revenge tragedy by Thomas Kyd.
The protagonist of this play delivers a soliloquy in which he says life is but a "lively form of death" and the world is but a "mass of public wrongs.
The Spanish Tragedy