Titus Andronicus (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1594
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Early Christian era
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Rape, Death or dying, Revenge, Kings, queens, or royalty, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome
- Locales: Roman Empire, Rome, ancient
Places Discussed
*Rome. Center of the Roman Empire, where the play opens at Emperor Titus’s royal court. The entrance of the emperor’s sons through different doors opens the play and denotes the division and divided loyalties that will plague Rome, preparing the audience for the political strife that ravages the court. In contrast, the tribunes and senators of Rome, along with Marcus, the brother of Titus, appear aloft on the balcony, in order to underscore the tradition of a once mighty and proud Rome that remains “above” the fray of petty squabbles and familial...
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