Titus Andronicus
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Titus Andronicus overflows with death and violence. Twenty-one sons of the Roman general Titus Andronicus have died in battle, leaving four…
Act 1, scene 1
Saturninus and Bassianus, sons of the deceased Emperor of Rome, challenge each other for the title of emperor. Titus Andronicus,…
Act 2, scene 1
Aaron reveals that he is Tamora’s lover, and then stops a fight between her sons, Chiron and Demetrius, who both…
Act 2, scene 2
As the morning hunt gets under way, Demetrius and Chiron anticipate raping Lavinia.
Act 2, scene 3
Aaron sets a trap to destroy Bassianus and put the blame on Titus’s sons Quintus and Martius. He has Tamora…
Act 2, scene 4
The raped and mutilated Lavinia is discovered by her horrified uncle, Marcus.
Act 3, scene 1
Martius and Quintus are led off to execution. Aaron says their lives can be saved if Titus, Lucius, or Marcus…
Act 3, scene 2
In this scene, which is found in the 1623 Folio text but not in the Quarto, Titus is horrified when…
Act 4, scene 1
Lavinia finds a way to reveal to Titus the story of her rape and mutilation and the names of the…
Act 4, scene 2
Tamora gives birth to a baby whose black skin signals Aaron’s paternity. Aaron arranges for a white baby to take…
Act 4, scene 3
Titus has his friends and family shoot arrows to which are attached messages to the gods begging that Justice (as…
Act 4, scene 4
Saturninus, enraged at the messages on the arrows, reads the letter brought by the country fellow and sentences him to…
Act 5, scene 1
Aaron is captured by Lucius and his army of Goths. After Lucius swears to protect the baby, Aaron confesses to…
Act 5, scene 2
Tamora, disguised as Revenge, tells Titus she has come to his aid, and that if he will invite Lucius to…
Act 5, scene 3
At the feast, Titus serves the pie made from the bodies of Chiron and Demetrius. He then stabs Lavinia, reveals…


