Titus Andronicus #592906

"Titus Andronicus" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, probably in collaboration with George Peele. Many scholars consider "Titus Andronicus" to be Shakespeare's first tragedy and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were extremely popular with audiences throughout the 16th century.

"Titus Andronicus" tells the story of the Roman general of the same name, who upon returning from a long war campaign, discovers that he is the people's choice to be the emperor after the recent death of the previous one. Though he rejects the people's will and backs the former emperor's son, the manipulative politics between his family, a family of Goths that he has taken back to Rome as prisoners, and the sons of the last emperor, resulting in violence, bloodshed, and many gruesome murders.