Other playwrights of note include Thomas Kyd, whose " The Spanish Tragedy" is considered one of the greatest revenge plays of all time, prior to Shakespeare's " Hamlet" .

其他著名的剧作家包括托马斯·基德，他的《西班牙悲剧》被认为是有史以来最伟大的复仇剧之一，比莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》还要早。