In the article Thomas Middleton, William Shakespeare and the Male Grotesque, written by Celia R. Daileader, Daileader stated that the Avenger's Tragedy was a feminist Hamlet. These claims are supported by various theories and quotes from both the Avenger's Tragedy and Hamlet and can easily be argued. 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 delving into minor aspects of Spanish tragedy and examples from other Renaissance examples. plays mentioned in Daileader's article. Using Daileader's article as a reference, an oppositional view will be conducted by comparing and contrasting the claims made in the article with knowledge of the play and discussing the differences and similarities in characterization in accordance with the article, specifically. Finally, a conclusion will be reached that summarizes the points raised by Daileader's article and the claims made in this essay that The Avenger'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 men and women in their plays. (Daileader, C. 2008: 452) At the beginning of Daileader's article, Daileader states that, "The Revenger's Tragedy, written the same year as the first and obviously reworking Hamlet, almost every male character bears the name of a vice or flaw -Lustful, Spurious, Ambitious, Supervacuo, Vindex, Sordid- and the only virtuous characters are female , similar to that of Hamlet Daileader fails to directly explain why Hamlet is more sexist or oppressive than The Revenger's Tragedy. argue only in terms of the author instead of referring directly to each play (Daileader, C. 2008: 466) Daileader used many examples from Middleton and other Shakespeare plays, but none of them in reference to The Revenger's Tragedy or Hamlet (Daileader, C. 2008: 466). Although Daileader has some relevant points, most of the arguments in terms of oppression and the role of women could be compared to Hamlet in similar terms, thus making the argument not valid. More research should be done by Daileader in terms of relevance and specific details on why Hamlet is more sexist than The Revenger's Tragedy versus why The Revenger's Tragedy could be considered more feminist..