/lit/ - Literature

hello folks. student in a theatre class, with some questions for you.

firstly do you do plays here? or is this an inappropriate place?

if plays are welcome then allow me to ponder this.
I have just re-read The Spanish Tragedy and something that i never really understood is what the point of Hieronimo's play within a play.

unlike hamlet (who's play was intended to prove the kings guilt) Hieronimo already knew who the murderers were and had them killed by the end of the play. so what exactly was the point of putting it on in the first place?