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Titus Andronicus
William Shakespeare
A Roman general returns from war and executes the eldest son of the Queen of the Goths, triggering a gruesome cycle of revenge involving rape, mutilation, and cannibalism. It is Shakespeare's bloodiest play, modeled after the revenge tragedies popular in the late 16th century.
Titus Andronicus, Tamora, Aaron the Moor, Lavinia
First Performance: 1593, at Rose Theatre, London
An early, gory success that shocked and thrilled Elizabethan audiences with its extreme violence.
Original Actors: Unknown
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