While there are only two female characters in Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, both women play very important roles. Discuss the representation of women throughout the course of the play, paying careful attention to how these women are viewed by other characters in the play and the behavior of each woman. What is your impression of Bel-Imperia? Would you consider her a heroine? Why/why not? Be mindful to point to specific instances in the play that help you come to this conclusion.
Try your hardest to refrain on making a moral judgment of her character based on her last actions in the play–it’s fictional work of art, so I’m not asking you to decide whether or not her plan for revenge is justifiable.
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