Titus Andronicus
by William Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus Book Cover
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Readers have mixed feelings about this play, often highlighting its extreme violence and gore. While many appreciate the brutal revenge narrative and find it captivating, others criticize its chaotic and messy storytelling. Some even question whether it truly belongs to Shakespeare due to its graphic content. Overall, it seems to evoke strong reactions, both positive and negative, from its audience.

Captivating revenge narrativeExtreme and bold storytellingBrutal brilliance in productionOverwhelming violence and goreChaotic and messy plot

Synopsis

An embittered Roman General returns from war, having captured the Queen of the Goths and her three sons.

Sacrificing the eldest, in memory of his own sons killed in battle, he provokes the queen's unending hatred.

And when she is made empress by the new emperor of Rome, she quickly begins to plot a murderous revenge of barely conceivable cruelty.

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PublisherPenguin
Year2001
BindingMass Market Paperback
Pages272
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780140707441
ISBN-100140707441

Titus Andronicus is a British play written by William Shakespeare and published by Penguin (2001).

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