Revenge Play with a Quirky Spin

Basic revenge play characteristics:

A secret murder, usually of a benign ruler by a bad person

A ghostly visitation of the murder victim to a younger kinsman, generally a son

A period of disguise, intrigue, or plotting, in which the murderer and the avenger scheme against each other, with a slowly rising body count

A descent into either real or feigned madness by the avenger or one of the auxiliary characters

An eruption of general violence at the end, which (in the Renaissance) is often accomplished by means of a feigned masque or festivity

A catastrophe that utterly decimates the dramatis personae, including the avenger

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And yet Shakespeare's Hamlet puts an existential spin on everything... Yes? No?