Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
"Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in the late 16th century. The play explores themes of revenge, power, and the brutality of war through the story of Titus Andronicus, a Roman general who returns home from battle with captives, only to face betrayal and the destruction of his family. The narrative unfolds amidst political turmoil, highlighting the tensions between different factions in Rome and the devastating consequences of violence.
At the start of the play, a political conflict is introduced as Saturninus and Bassianus, the sons of the deceased emperor, vie for the throne of Rome. Titus Andronicus, honored for his military prowess, is drawn into this power struggle as he returns to Rome with the body of his son and the captured Queen Tamora along with her children. The tension escalates quickly as familial loyalty clashes with political ambition, leading to betrayal and the potential for violence. The introduction of key characters and their relationships lays the groundwork for the horrific events that follow, setting a tone of impending tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.html.images | 377 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.epub3.images | 165 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.epub.images | 169 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.epub.noimages | 160 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.kf8.images | 382 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.kindle.images | 332 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23676.txt.utf-8 | 184 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/23676/pg23676-h.zip | 161 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes), 1828-1900 |
| Title | Titus Andronicus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Andronicus |
| Note | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Andronicus, Titus (Legendary character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Goths -- Drama |
| Subject | Generals -- Drama |
| Subject | Rome -- History -- Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries -- Drama |
| Subject | Historical drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 23676 |
| Release Date | Dec 2, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 80 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
