Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 127 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #100 the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a dramatic work believed to have been written during the late 16th century. This tragedy explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and the brutal nature of humanity through a story set in ancient Rome, centering on its titular character, Titus Andronicus, a war hero who faces personal and political turmoil involving his family and enemies. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the political machinations in Rome, where Titus Andronicus returns from war to find himself embroiled in a bitter conflict over the imperial throne between Saturninus and Bassianus, the sons of the late emperor. The opening scenes also introduce the central characters, including Titus, his sons, and Lavinia, his daughter, as they mourn the fallen soldiers and navigate complex allegiances. Tensions rise with the arrival of Tamora, the Queen of the Goths, bringing with her a wave of vengeance that will soon engulf Tito's life. The seeds of tragedy are sown early, as family loyalty clashes with the ruthless political landscape, foreshadowing a descent into irreversible chaos and bloodshed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Andronicus, Titus (Legendary character) -- Drama Goths -- Drama Generals -- Drama Rome -- History -- Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries -- Drama Historical drama PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 186392 186444 2024-09-01T09:58:59.756913 2023-10-01T09:07:09.418696 text/html text/html 189680 2023-07-16T01:39:34 text/html 266833 2024-09-01T09:59:05.027899 application/epub+zip 265849 2024-09-01T09:59:00.603940 application/epub+zip 137263 2024-09-01T09:59:00.199920 application/epub+zip 336482 2024-09-01T09:59:07.565881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315349 2024-09-01T09:59:04.544909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232156 2022-08-01T09:31:31.400527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145548 145576 2024-09-01T09:58:58.826926 2023-10-01T09:07:08.618634 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145358 2023-07-16T01:39:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17540 2024-09-01T09:59:07.710920 application/rdf+xml 9152 2024-09-01T09:59:00.299961 image/jpeg 1569 2024-09-01T09:59:00.250913 image/jpeg 229544 2024-09-01T09:58:59.775952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia