1. Shakespeare’s tragedies
Merlyn Mannov
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2. Titus Andronicus (the bloodiest)
Romeo and Juliet ( one of the Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and his most frequently performed plays)
Hamlet (one of his most frequently performed plays)
Othello
Macbeth (one of his most frequently performed plays)
King Lear (the most tragic of Shakespeare’s tragedies)
Antony and Cleopatra
Timon of Athens (the least known of Shakespeare’s tragedy)
Troilus and Cressida

11. “Heart” tragedies Love tragedies
Involve a pair of lovers torn apart by fate and society
The main characters are pawns pulled along toward death or permanent separation
Romeo and Juliet
Antony and Cleopatra
Othello

12. “Head” tragedies
Defined by their relationship to Greek philosopher Aristotle’s theories of dramatic tragedy
They feature a fatally-flawed protagonist fully capable of free will who unfortunately has his good traits overcome by ego.
Titus Andronicus
Hamlet
Macbeth
King Lear
Timon of Athens

13. The hero
Not villain or saint but generally a good person destroyed by his own ego or fate
Capable of both good and evil
With opportunities for redemption, but never is able to take them in time, leading almost always to death.

14. Titus Andronicus Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy (written in the 1590s)
The bloodiest of his tragedies

15. Titus General of Rome and tragic hero of the play
Father of Lavinia and Lucius
Has spent the last ten years fighting Rome's enemies and winning honor for his country
Russell Roberts as Titus

16. Tamora Queen of the Goths Mother of Chiron and Demetrius
Associated with barbarism, savagery, and unrestrained lasciviousness
Encourages her sons to rape Titus’ daughter Lavinia

17. Aaron Tamora's Moorish lover
Convinces Tamora’s remaining sons to rape and mutilate Titus’s daughter Lavinia
When 2 of Titus’ sons were imprisoned Aaron told Tamora to tell Titus that if he would cut off his own hand she would set his sons free
He was buried chest- deep and left to die of thirst and starvation

18. Lavinia The only daughter of Titus Andronicus
Spurns Saturninus's offer to make her his empress because she is in love with Bassianus
She is brutally raped and disfigured by Chiron and Demetrius

19. Marcus Andronicus Roman Tribune of the People
Brother of Titus Andronicus
Calm
Marcus, Lavinia, Titus

20. Saturninus The eldest son of the late Emperor of Rome
Titus successfully advocates for him to be the new emperor
Chooses Tamora for his empress
Saturninus and Tamora

21. Bassianus The younger brother of Saturninus
He steals her away when Saturninus wants to make her his empress
Murdered by Chiron and Demetrius

22. Lucius Titus's only surviving son
Defends his sister, Lavinia, from their father after she runs away with Bassianus
Tries to free his captive brothers Quintus and Martius, for which he is banished from Rome
Moves from bloodthirsty youth to sober leader

23. Chiron and Demetrius Sons of Tamora Two Goth princes
They murder Bassianus and then brutally rape and disfigure Lavinia
Killed by Titus

24. Thank you for your attention!