Titus Andronicus
Shakespeare's earliest tragedy is a blood-soaked revenge play that out-violenced everything on the Elizabethan stage.
“She is a woman, therefore may be woo'd; she is a woman, therefore may be won.”
Why It Matters
Shakespeare's earliest tragedy is a blood-soaked revenge play that out-violenced everything on the Elizabethan stage. It is raw, excessive, and unapologetically sensational — and it was a huge hit. The play matters because it shows Shakespeare learning to channel extreme emotion into dramatic structure, a skill he would perfect in the great tragedies.
The 
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Personal reviewLots of murders makes it a quick fun read, but nothing is that clever. So much death though which is fun
Notable Quotes
“If one good deed in all my life I did, I do repent it from my very soul.”
“I have done a thousand dreadful things as willingly as one would kill a fly.”