Titus

"The Lamentable Tragedy Of Titus Andronicus" is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1553, it's his bloddiest work, represents the early gore, reason why it lost popularity during the Victorian era.

The characters are:

+ Titus Andronicus (noble general of the roman army)
-Lucius (and young Lucius) - Quintus - Martius - Mutius - Lavinia

+Marcus Andronicus (Titus brother, tribune of the people)
- Plubius (Son of Marcus)

+Tamora
-Alarbus (first male)
-Demetrius
-Chiron

+Late Emperor of Rome
-Saturninus (afterwards declared Emperor)
-Bassanius (brother of Saturninus)

+Aaron (moor in love with Tamora)

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Synopsis:

The glorious roman army has return victorious from the war against the Goths with 4 trophies, the queen and her sons. Because the victory, he follows the tradition and sacrifies the heir of the goth throne Alarbus, Tamora, queen of the goths, curses Titus after she beged for her son's life.

Rome is in caos because the emperor has died, his sons, Bassanius and Saturninus are trying to become emperors, Marcus Andronicus and the Council elects Titus because his experience, he reffuses and benefits the first boy, Saturninus. Saturninus decides to punish his brother and choose Lavinia, Bassianus fianceé, to marry him, Bassianus run away to banishment with her, but Titus is commanded to return with his daughter, Lavinia brothers helped her and Mutius got killed by his father.

Bassianus married Lavinia in secret, and the emperor decides to marry Tamora, she was convinced by her black lover, the moor Aaron, to accept the proposal and in only one day, she became from war slave to queen of the most powerfull empire of the earth in that time.

Part I of III*

* Last part will include the analysis and critics of the whole movie.

Por Wero.