In the article, Thomas Middleton, William Shakespeare and the Male Grotesque, written by Celia R. Daileader, Daileader claimed the statement that The Avenger's Tragedy was a Hamlet feminist. These claims are supported by various theories and quotes from The Revenger's Tragedy and Hamlet and can be easily disputed. In this essay, the argument that The Avenger's Tragedy is more feminist than Hamlet will be discussed by first examining the context of The Avenger's Tragedy and Hamlet as well as briefly addressing minor aspects of The Spanish Tragedy as well as examples of other Renaissance works. plays mentioned in the Daileader article. Using Daileader's article as a reference, an oppositional point of view will be conducted by comparing and contrasting the claims made in the article with knowledge from the piece and discussing the differences and similarities in characterization in accordance with the article, specifically. Finally, a conclusion summarizing the points made in Daileader's article and the assertions made in this essay will be drawn with reference to the fact that The Revenger's Tragedy is not a feminist Hamlet. Daileader begins the article by making various comparisons between Middleton and Shakespeare in terms of their writing and how they characterize the men and women in their plays. (Daileader, C. 2008: 452) At the beginning of the Daileader article, Daileader declares that “The Tragedy of the Avenger, written the same year as the first and obviously reworking Hamlet, almost all the male characters bear the name of a defect or defect. - Lussuriouso, Spurio, Ambitioso, Supervacuo, Vindex, Sordido - and the only virtuous characters are women. " Although this statement can be considered probable, the sequel...... middle of paper ...... is aimed at women, similar to that of Hamlet. Daileader fails to directly explain why Hamlet is more sexist or oppressive than The Revenger's Tragedy and can only argue in terms of the author rather than directly referencing each play (Daileader, C. 2008: 466). other plays by Middleton and Shakespeare, but none of them referred to The Avenger's Tragedy or Hamlet (Daileader, C. 2008: 466). of oppression and the role of women could be compared to those of Hamlet in similar terms, thus rendering the argument invalid. Further research should be done on Daileader's part in terms of relevance and specific details on the reasons. why Hamlet is more sexist than The Revenger's Tragedy, as opposed to why The Revenger's Tragedy could be considered more feminist..