"The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a play set in ancient Rome that looks at revenge and treachery. It tells the story of Titus Andronicus, a respected war hero, who has to deal with conflict involving family and enemies. The play begins with political games in Rome as Titus comes back from war and finds himself in the middle of a fight for the throne between Saturninus and Bassianus, the emperor's kids. The play introduces important people like Titus, his children, and his daughter Lavinia. The characters mourn soldiers, and tensions grow when Tamora, the Queen of the Goths, arrives, looking for revenge that will change Titus’s life in this tense setting, loyalty clashes with politics, suggesting things will get very chaotic and bloody.
The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
By William Shakespeare
In ancient Rome, a war hero's homecoming turns into a nightmare of revenge, political games, and family destruction.
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About the AuthorWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
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