Titus Andronicus: 'Vengeance Is In My Heart, Death In My Hand'

Episode 135:Is Shakespeare’s early tragedy more than just a gore-fest?The first performance of the play, maybeThe three playing troupes involved with the playIs the play a collaboration with George Peele?The popularity of violence in playsThe sources for the playA brief summary of the playThe establishing of characters in the first actThe justifications for Titus’ desire for revengeThe role of young LuciusThe flaw in Titus’ character that leads to tragedyFamily life as represented in the playThe contrasts drawn between Lavinia and TamoraThe portrayal of fatherhood in the playThe use of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphosis’Shakespeare’s use of personification, borrowed from medieval morality playsThe extreme violence in the playThe Peacham DrawingSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.