Body Parts
You probably noticed all the lopped-off body parts rolling around on stage in Titus Andronicus (there are six dismembered body parts total). You may have also noticed some metaphorical references...
Reading, Writing, and Speaking
We thought you might come sniffing around here for the lowdown on all the references to language, speech, writing, and books in Titus Andronicus. We talk about that in "Themes: Language and Commun...
Hunting and Wild Animals
We know what you're thinking: what's up with all the hunting and wild animal references in Titus Andronicus?Hunting and Lavinia's RapeWell, it all starts when Titus invites Saturninus and his entou...
The Pit
Demetrius and Chiron dump Bassianus's corpse into a pit in the middle of the woods just before they brutally rape Lavinia. This is the pit that Quintus and Martius fall into when Aaron lures them...