* Moral instruction: Revenge tragedies often explored the moral consequences of violence and revenge, and could serve as a cautionary tale against allowing one's passions to override one's reason.
* Political subversion: Revenge tragedies could also be used to critique political authority and social injustice, as they often depicted the powerful as corrupt and oppressive, and the weak as victims of their own desire for revenge.
* Sensation and spectacle: Revenge tragedies were often full of violence, gore, and other sensational elements that appealed to the audience's taste for spectacle and excitement.