Titus Andronicus
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3
Themes
All Themes Revenge Violence and Justice Children Rome, Romans, and Barbarians Grief and Mourning
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Characters
All Characters Titus Andronicus Marcus Andronicus Saturninus Tamora Aaron the Moor Lavinia Lucius
Symbols
All Symbols The White Robe The Hunt The Body
Literary Devices
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Titus Andronicus

by William Shakespeare
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 2, Scene 1
  • Act 2, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 3
  • Act 2, Scene 4
  • Act 3, Scene 1
  • Act 3, Scene 2
  • Act 4, Scene 1
  • Act 4, Scene 2
  • Act 4, Scene 3
  • Act 4, Scene 4
  • Act 5, Scene 1
  • Act 5, Scene 2
  • Act 5, Scene 3
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Revenge Theme Icon
    Revenge
  • Violence and Justice Theme Icon
    Violence and Justice
  • Children Theme Icon
    Children
  • Rome, Romans, and Barbarians Theme Icon
    Rome, Romans, and Barbarians
  • Grief and Mourning Theme Icon
    Grief and Mourning
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Titus Andronicus
  • Marcus Andronicus
  • Saturninus
  • Tamora
  • Aaron the Moor
  • Lavinia
  • Lucius
Symbols
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  • The White Robe Symbol Icon
    The White Robe
  • The Hunt Symbol Icon
    The Hunt
  • The Body Symbol Icon
    The Body
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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