ENGL 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Shakespearean Tragedy, Jstor
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In the shakespearean tragedy titus andronicus, author william shakespeare tells the tale of a roman general returned from war whose family is plagued by violence and hardship. Titus andronicus brings with him several important prisoners of war, including. The presence of these new characters introduces the theme of revenge into the play, especially for titus and tamora. Roman general titus andronicus returns from the battlefield a hardened man who feels unable to lead his country. Saddened by the loss of his sons, the general declares that he must sacrifice queen tamora"s eldest son in order to appease the dead spirits, as their family was on the enemy side. These are their brethren, whom you goths beheld. Alive and dead, and for their brethren slain. To this your son is mark"d, and die he must, To appease their groaning shadows that are gone (1. 1. 139-43).
