Titus Andronicus Act 5 Scene 2 and Act 5 Scene 3
Steph Jackson | Tuesday September 29, 2009
Categories: Courses, GCSE, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English A, Drama, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Plays, Writing, Drama Analysis
Titus’s Character
- One theory is that Titus’s character changes from Act 1 scene 1 as Titus’s power may have gone to his head – he has an aggressive entry as opposed to the previous scene. Compare the way Titus uses questions and violent language – why is this?
- Repetition of imperative (order) ‘Witness’ – he describes the physical scars then progresses to emotional. Why is this?
- On page 2 of 7, he asks constant questions (what does this suggest?) and uses the simile ‘black as jet’ (why? What’s the effect?)
- He calls himself a ‘servile footman’, contrasting with his earlier high self opinion. Why does Shakespeare do this with Titus’s language?
- Shakespeare makes Titus move downwards from the balcony to the stage in order to reflect his change in status and in order to put him on the same metaphorical and physical level as Tamora and co.
- Titus links love and death (as in ‘Romeo & Juliet’) in his use of ‘embrace’ and ‘Revenge’. Why is this significant?
- Later Titus becomes both more commanding and more insecure– why do you think Shakespeare makes his character both change and stay the same as in Act 1 Scene 1?
- Even later, Titus exploits both Publius (servant) and Lavinia (daughter) for his own ends. Why do you think Shakespeare makes Titus use these two characters in particular?
- Why does Titus mention...
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