"'More than just a man.' Revenge and the Superhuman: Hamlet and the Superhero Blockbuster" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc444/ Author: Blackwell, Anna. Type: Journal Article Year: 2013 Publication Information: Shakespeare Institute Review 2 (2013): 6–10. (http://www.shakesreview.com) Annotation: Examines the characterization of revenge as "boundless, superhuman, and supernatural" by analyzing "the evolution of the archetypical period revenge text," starting with Hamlet and ending with the modern superhero. Language: English Keywords: hero; supernatural; Hamlet; Ghost (Hamlet); revenge Tags: Hamlet, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Fall 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc444