The Spanish Tragedy
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Themes
All Themes Revenge and Justice Class, Gender, and Society Love and Madness Betrayal
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All Characters Hieronimo Lorenzo Bel-Imperia Horatio The Ghost of Andrea Balthazar Revenge Pedringano Cyprian, Duke of Castile Isabella Alexandro Villuppo Bazulto Serberine Viceroy of Portugal King of Spain Lorenzo’s Page Portuguese Ambassador
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All Symbols Bel-Imperia’s Scarf The Box 
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The Spanish Tragedy

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Thomas Kyd
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The Spanish Tragedy Symbols

Bel-Imperia’s Scarf

Bel-Imperia’s scarf first appears in The Spanish Tragedy when Horatio takes it from Andrea’s body after Andrea is killed by Balthazar. The scarf symbolizes love—the love between Bel-Imperia and Andrea, Andrea and…

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The Box 

After Pedringano is imprisoned for the murder of Serberine, Lorenzo sends a page to Hieronimo with a box supposedly containing Pedringano’s pardon, and this box symbolizes betrayal in The Spanish Tragedy. Lorenzo pays…

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