In The Revenger’s Tragedy Middleton is making a statement that even characters who appear to have good intentions, in particular Vindice can also be corrupted by vengeance or any fatal flaw such as greed or pride. Jonson’s character Volpone is similar to Vindice in the sense that what appears to be a cunning entertaining game between men, turns into excessive greed, in particular when he threatens to rape Celia. Both of these men do not have limits and that’s because both Jonson and Middleton are trying to point out corruption and the punishment that follows when you allow yourself to become corrupted. Volpone and Vindice are unable to achieve their goals because the power they truly seek is through inflicting misery on other people, no matter how much wealth Volpone acquires or how horrible the Duke’s death is, both of these men thrive off of seeing and causing pain in the people around
In The Revenger’s Tragedy Middleton is making a statement that even characters who appear to have good intentions, in particular Vindice can also be corrupted by vengeance or any fatal flaw such as greed or pride. Jonson’s character Volpone is similar to Vindice in the sense that what appears to be a cunning entertaining game between men, turns into excessive greed, in particular when he threatens to rape Celia. Both of these men do not have limits and that’s because both Jonson and Middleton are trying to point out corruption and the punishment that follows when you allow yourself to become corrupted. Volpone and Vindice are unable to achieve their goals because the power they truly seek is through inflicting misery on other people, no matter how much wealth Volpone acquires or how horrible the Duke’s death is, both of these men thrive off of seeing and causing pain in the people around