56 pages • 1 hour read
William ShakespeareA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Following the death of the emperor, his two sons argue over who should be his successor. Saturninus is the eldest, but Bassianus claims he is more deserving. Their crowds of armed supporters face off. Marcus, a tribune representing the people, announces from a gallery that they have chosen his brother, Titus Andronicus. Titus is a general who has been campaigning against the Goths for 10 years, returning to Rome only when injured and to bury his sons. Marcus diffuses the situation. Saturninus and Bassianus disperse their followers and resolve to argue their cases peaceably. Bassianus notes his love for Titus, his sons, and especially his daughter, Lavinia. They go into a raised gallery above the main stage, here representing the Senate House.
A Captain introduces Titus, who enters with a procession that includes his four living sons, the coffin of the latest one killed in battle, and his captives, Tamora Queen of the Goths, her sons, and lover Aaron, described as a “Moor.” Titus lauds his victories but notes the cost: Of his 25 sons, four remain. His eldest surviving son, Lucius, asks that they may kill one of their prisoners in retribution for these losses.
By William Shakespeare
All's Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra
William Shakespeare
As You Like It
William Shakespeare
Coriolanus
William Shakespeare
Cymbeline
William Shakespeare
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 1
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 2
William Shakespeare
Henry V
William Shakespeare
Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 1
William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 3
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare
King John
William Shakespeare
King Lear
William Shakespeare
Love's Labour's Lost
William Shakespeare
Macbeth
William Shakespeare
Measure For Measure
William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare