Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus As a Essay

When we look at Titus, we see someone for which we cannot sympathize because his devotion to Rome is bordering on zealous. This is not to mention that Rome is, at the time, a corrupt power.

The most interesting fact regarding these three plays their protagonists is the fact that Shakespeare does not do anything or allow anything to occur that would make us want to sympathize with Titus. Shakespeare is just as happy letting this man die with the rest of the players with little or no comment. In a sense, he is close to Iago in tone and manner. These differences only emphasize Shakespeare's ability to capture the essence of the human being in his work. His characters are more than merely characters in a play, they are fully developed people in whom we can see ourselves; they are alive and that is why we keep coming back to them.

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