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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Titus Andronicus
25. 'Romans, of five and twenty valiant sons Half of the number that King Priam had . . . '
Alarbus. Poor Alarbus---dies without so much as one line.
| Which character throws his support to Saturninus, which results in Saturninus becoming Emperor? | Titus Andronicus Part 1
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Titus. Marcus and Bassianus throw their support to Titus, while Tamora has no power (as of yet) in this section of the play.
Mutius. Mutius fares better than Alarbus---he gets two lines before departing his life.
Aaron. Though silent, Aaron remains a striking visual presence for the first act of the play. Once he speaks, he dominates the play. In actuality, the traditional first scene of the second act is merely a continuation of the long first act.
Bassianus. Titus rebuffs Bassianus for this, but the Emperor's brother was the first.
Aaron. Aaron sets up the deadly trap, but is nowhere near the place where it is enacted.
| 'Though Venus govern your desires, ___ is dominator over mine.' What word fills in the blank? | Titus Andronicus Part 1
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Saturn. One of the characteristics of those under 'Saturn's gaze' is 'sullen and self-willed' (Notes in the 3rd Edition of the Arden Shakespeare).
Martius. The largest scene shared between Martius and Quintus has Martius speaking most of his lines from inside the pit. Bassianus, of course, was dumped in the pit by Chiron and Demetrius.
Titus. Titus admits it. 'I did, my lord . . .'
The sea. The passages about the sea are often noted as being some of the best passages in the entire play.
Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Ovid's book, besides being a major source for the play, actually appears in the play itself, being one of the books Young Lucius is carrying.
Kill the child. Aaron's refusal to kill his son shows him at his most endearing---and is the prime reason for his ultimate downfall.
Christianity. The only known Christian in this particular play.
The Goths. The very tribe Tamora was queen of now is against her. If you said the Volsces, you are in the wrong play (the Volsces appear in Coriolanus)
Philomel. It is the same story Lavinia herself refers to when trying to identify her assailants.
| 'Tut, I have done a thousand dreadful things As willingly as one would kill a ___ ' What word fills in the blank? | Titus Andronicus Part 1
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Fly. The fly is also prominent in Act III, Scene ii, which some editors believe is a later addition to the play.
| In the first act, Marcus defends Bassianus' abduction of Lavinia by calling it a situation of 'suum cuique'. What does Marcus mean by that? | Titus Andronicus Part 2
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To each his own.. A basic translation of suum cuique is 'to each his own'. Marcus implies that since Bassianus and Lavinia were previously betrothed, Bassianus' abduction of Lavinia is a justifiable act to protect the wife betrothed to him. In fact, Marcus knows it is a weak defense, because Titus as head of the Andronici is acting within Roman custom. Titus can marry Lavinia to whomever he pleases.
| Approximately how much time passes from the marriages at the end of Act One to Marcus' discovery of Lavinia in Act Two? | Titus Andronicus Part 2
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About 24 hours. Titus makes the offer the hunt at the end of Act One, and Act II Scene ii, the brief scene begins with Saturninus joking how Titus began the hunt too early for the newlyweds.
A ring. Martius falls into the pit and the reflection of the ring is how he claims to know that Bassianus is the slain victim.
This object. Lucius can not face the fact that the Lavinia he is looking at his actually his sister, so objectifies her. He does better in his next line, which is 'Gentle Sister'.
Cornelia. The Nurse states this in IV.ii.141. Based on what happens to the Nurse five lines later, Cornelia has not much longer to live.
| What goddess does Titus believe has fled the earth, thereby causing him to send letters to the gods? | Titus Andronicus Part 2
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Astraea. Astraea is the goddess of justice.
| In Act IV, Titus instructs his kinsmen to shoot arrows into the heavens with messages to the gods. Which deity does Titus personally shoot his arrow to? | Titus Andronicus Part 2
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Mars. The God of War is a fitting choice for Titus' personal deity given his life has been spent as a warrior.
| How was the Goth (2nd Goth in the script) able to discover Aaron and his child as he reports in Act V? | Titus Andronicus Part 2
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The Goth hears the baby crying.. He wasn't patrolling the monastery because he says he had strayed from the troops. Aaron did not attempt to steal the weapon. It was the baby's cry first that alerted the Goth. Only when he got closer to investigate does he hear Aaron.
Chiron. I thought it was time for an easy question. Demetrius plays 'Murder', Tamora protrays 'Revenge'. Titus does not have a name during this section.
| The full title of the play is 'The Most ___ Roman Tragedy of Titus Andronicus'. What word fills in the blank? | Titus Andronicus Part 2
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Lamentable. Famous and Honorable, though found in several of the full history and tragedy titles, does not appear in this play. Though some people may find the play revolting, it isn't in the title.
Tiger. The Wolf is a major symbol of Rome (think of Romulus and Remus). The Doe is associated with Lavinia. The Lion is often used to describe a king. Tamora is the 'ravenous tiger'.
| Who directed the landmark 1955 production starring Laurence Olivier which effectively put 'Titus Andronicus' back on the stage? | Titus Andronicus Part 3
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Peter Brook. The other three directors each have produced a notable Titus in the twentieth century. Taymor's stage production in the 1990's led to the 1999 film starring Antony Hopkins. Jane Howell directed the BBC television version for 'The Shakespeare Plays' which is credited for being one of the best productions in that series, and Deborah Warner in the 1980's produced a gritty, earthy version of the play. Brook's play was a huge success, which toured throughout Europe. In it's time, it was hailed as one of the best productions of a Shakespearian play ever.
| Who is the talented actor of the 19th Century who scored a success playing Aaron using a highly altered version of the play? | Titus Andronicus Part 3
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Ira Aldridge. Ira Aldridge, born in the United States, was an extremely gifted Black Shakespearian in the 19th Century. Othello and Aaron became his signature pieces, but he also played other leading Shakespearian characters such as King Lear and MacBeth. The Aaron he protrayed was a noble character, partly because the script borrowed heavily from other sources to help make Aaron that way. He was often praised for the scene with Aaron and his son.
1585-1595. Titus Andronicus is considered to be one of the earliest of Shakespearian plays.
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