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Pedringano in The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd

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of Pedringano makes it clear that he is a static character in the play, that is, he does not change or grow within the context of the play, but rather  remains amoral and unscrupulous until his death. A close examination of this character reveals the manner in which Kyd uses Pedringano, first of all, to progress the action of the  play, and, also, how Pedringano emphasizes certain thematic considerations. The audience is first introduced to Pedringano in Act I, Scene 5. Lorenzo assumes that Pedringano, as the servant of  Bel-Imperia knows if his sister has given her love to a new man, as her lover Don Andrea is deceased. In this scene, Kyd establishes Pedringanos basic characteristics and these  features do not alter in subsequent scenes. Pedringano asserts that he has no knowledge of any lover until Lorenzo offers him money. Having been bribed. Pedringano makes it clear  that Lorenzo has won his loyalty. He says, "...your honors liberality / Deserves my duteous service, even till death" (lines 96-97). Since Pedringanos loyalty to Lorenzo does, eventually, result in  his death, this line is indicative of the irony that Kyd intertwines into his plot. From Pedringano Lorenzo learns that his sister loves Horatio, the son of Hieronimo, the  Marshal of Spain. Lorenzo and Horatio captured Balthazar, the son of the Viceroy of Portugal, during battle. The King of Spain has intervened in the battle between Horatio and Lorenzo  as to who actually captured Balthazar, decreeing that Horatio shall receive the ransom money to be paid for Balthazar, while Lorenzo keeps the captured prince in his home. Balthazar  has fallen in love with Bel-Imperia, who rejects him. Lorenzo is enraged at Horatio, not only for the feud over Balthazars capture, but also because he dares to consort with