If Looks Could Kill: Fathers and Sons in The Revenger's Tragedy

Authors

Stephen Wigler, University of Rochester

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, the first paragraph of the essay follows:

The Revenger's Tragedy is characterized by unusual cruelty which strikingly calls attention to the human eye. Strangely, this aspect of a much admired and studied play seems largely ignored.¹ I think that examining the iterated eye and sight images, however, makes the play's treatment of violence and sexuality seem less gratuitous. Moreover, I hope that such an investigation will also enlighten the play's incest motif, and clarify its relationship to the central revenge. Let us begin by collecting a few of the many references to the eyes.

Recommended Citation

Wigler, Stephen (1975) "If Looks Could Kill: Fathers and Sons in The Revenger's Tragedy," Comparative Drama: Vol. 9: Iss. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/compdr/vol9/iss3/2