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Title: The Revenge
A Tragedy

Author: Edward Young

Release Date: December 11, 2009 [EBook #30653]

Language: English

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[Illustration]

THE REVENGE.

_A Tragedy_,
IN FIVE ACTS,

BY DR. YOUNG.

CORRECTLY GIVEN,
AS PERFORMED AT THE THEATRES ROYAL.

_With Remarks._

[Illustration]

_London_:
Printed by D. S. Maurice, Fenchurch-street;

SOLD BY
T. HUGHES, 35, LUDGATE STREET, AND J. BYSH,
52, PATERNOSTER ROW.

REMARKS.

This tragedy is the dramatic master-piece of it's valuable author, but
at first was not so successful as Busiris and his other plays. Though
similar, in some degree, to the story of Shakspeare's _Othello_, the
motives for resentment in Zanga are of a more noble and consistent
nature, and the credulous object of his deadly hatred more excusable and
more pitied in yielding to it's subtlety.

There is great scope for talent in the character of Zanga; but the
whining nonsense of Alonzo and Carlos would tire in any hands.

We have inserted, on page 59, a narrative said to have really happened
in Spain a few years before this piece was written;--it is so nearly
followed by Dr. Young in his admirable _Revenge_, as to leave no doubt
of having formed it's ground-work.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Covent Garden, 1814.
Don Alonzo Mr. Conway.
Don Carlos Mr. Hamerton.
Don Alvarez Mr. Murray.
Don Manuel Mr. Creswell.
Zanga Mr. Young.
Officers Messrs. Brown, Grant, &c.

Leonora Mrs. Egerton.
Isabella Miss Logan.

SCENE--Spain.

THE REVENGE.

ACT THE FIRST.

SCENE I. BATTLEMENTS, WITH A SEA PROSPECT.

_Enter Zanga._

_Zan._ Whether first nature, or long want of peace,
Has wrought my mind to this, I cannot tell;
But horrors now are not displeasing to me: [_thunder._
I like this rocking of the battlements.
Rage on,