The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd is a foundational piece of tragedy of the Elizabethan period since it raises important issues of that era, such as cruel and unjust death, revenge, status social as well as allegiance to the sovereign. These subjects reached the population and it is probably thanks to this that The Spanish Tragedy was successful at the time. This article will focus its analysis on scene 2 of the first act, which is a short but significant passage in the play. This passage, which takes place at the beginning of the play, gives an idea of ​​the initial situation. It allows the reader to become familiar with the characters, to know their role in the play and their intentions. This essay will be divided into four parts corresponding to the speech patterns of the characters in this scene. The first part will focus on the General's speech to the King of Spain. The second part will focus on the three times Hieronimo pleads his son's cause to the king. The third part will retrace the discussion between Balthazar, prince of Portugal and the king of Spain. The fourth and final part will deal with the feud between Lorenzo, nephew of the King of Spain and Horatio, son of Hieronimo and how the king resolves the feud by rewarding them for their actions. The second scene of the first act of this play begins with a discussion between two characters, the king of Spain and the general. It all begins when the King asks the General how his “camp”, in other words his army, is doing. The general recounts the battle to the king (lines 1 to 115). First, the general says everything is fine, except for a few casualties. The General announces that victory is on the Spanish side. The King asks for details and here the General begins ...... middle of paper ...... is proud to show the King that he fought this battle and won it. If he does this, it is only to receive the recognition of the King as well as a chain representing devotion to his King. Hieronimo chooses to defend his son. If he does this, it is because it is important to him that the King sees and approves of his son's achievements. Balthazar does not necessarily expect gratitude from the King of Spain but he remains polite and is happy that the king spares him torture. As for Lorenzo and Horatio, each of them wants to be seen by the king as the one who managed to capture the enemy prince. They argue in front of the King, who must act as arbiter in this situation. The irony of their argument is that it is not even necessary to see that Balthazar's capture was the result of a collaborative effort where both were important..