The common battle between the hero and the villain is a classic in any storytelling but I find it very complex in the case of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. I feel to call Titus a hero is wrong in the sense that while he is noble, he does not kill for defense or justice but out…

It is known that Shakespeare has had an effect on modern day plays and movies, but there are several specific instances where Titus Andronicus seems to be directly related to movies of today. Specifically I want to look at the similarities between Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, and the movie Gladiator. The biggest similarity is between the…

Throughout the duration of the play we have encountered thus far, there are a few noticeable similarities and differences between the two lead females, Lavinia and Tamora. While both women are sought after; Lavinia with the brothers and Tamora with her husband and the Moor, they go about love very differently. During the first act,…

It is remarkable that although Lavinia is at the center of the action in act 1 of Titus Adronicus, she has only two speeches in the entire act, one starting at 1.1.157, and the other at 1.1.272.  In all, she gets 10 lines of speech.  That Lavinia says so little is one reason we also…