Titus Andronicus is a play where many drama and horror have been submitted. As a matter of fact the whole story turns out to be unexpected in some ways. The things that us the lectors live during the story can sometimes foolish. However, one of the character who happened to give us the most suspense and humour is Aaron the Moor who happened to be as villain as it can be but as charismatic and confidence too. As was previously stated many actions and event can show why he was more than comfort being uncomfortable. Initially, Aaron in the beginning of the story was a prisoner. He, Tamora and her sons got liberated by Saturnitus who was crowned emperor and crowned Tamora as empress. However it happened that Aaron got into sexual relation with …show more content…
He had that charisma and confidence to make everybody be on his side by the way he was operating with problems. At first, the sons of the empress had love for Lavinia, Chiron was in love with her” I love Lavinia more than all the world” (26). Still, he made them think that she would gave them problem “She would undo us all… What is Lavinia become so loose… That for her love such quarrels may be broached”. (26). It led to her being raped, her tongue and hand being cut by the sons of Tamora while Aaron influence them to be more evil than they can be, making them think of worse than death. Likewise, he even manipulate Titus Andronicus to do actions for his own amusement than let him know the truth after all his action. The two sons of Marcus were captured by the emperor Saturnitus, Aaron came as a messenger for the emperor saying “Titus Andronicus… Let Marcus Lucius or Thyself chop off your hand…Will send thee hither both thy sons alive” (51). However, Titus did not know that Aaron naturally was a villain person so as a result he let Aaron cut his hand. On the other hand, Titus thought that villain were so as the Moor considering this “Look by and by to have thy sons with thee…Their heads I mean...” (53) Given these points, his evilness made many characters in the story do things they would’ve never done and while Aaron himself do not hurt himself while projecting bad intention …show more content…
His son. On the way of being executed at Goth for all the wrongs he did, he made that some points were made. In particular, he told the wrong he did for example: the procedure of Lavinia, the delivering of sons and further more in the past. However, it happened that when they want to take the only things that he can introduces as his the momentum changed. His protector façade came in the situation. “Touch not the boy, he is of royal blood.”(86) This action showed a sense of intervention in his child life. Plus it shows that he want his son to not follow his footstep and be on the right path. Indeed, “Swear that he shall” Making him swear that he will be in good hands has a proof that the “black slaves” like he was saying will have a good
This is a comparative analysis that seeks to examine Shakespeare's play, Titus Andronicus, and compare it to several scenes from Julie Taymors’ film, Titus. The main focus is to see whether the film stays true to the play when it comes to violence and dialogue. Both are filled with grotesque scenes that have to do with rape, mutilation, murders and even cannibalism. The most important topics are revenge and violence, for that reason violence is going to be the center of focus in this analysis.
Strangely, regardless of the fact that Aaron immediately returns to behaving diabolically, it is noteworthy that out of all the parents in Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare portrays Aaron as the parent who sacrifices all for his child. Tamora believed herself to be wholly degraded after begging for Alarbus’ life, and she made no further sacrifices for her children. To Titus’ credit, he chopped off his hand in an effort to save two of his sons, but Aaron gave his life for the benefit of his child. Shakespeare skillfully salvages the noble family line, and the remaining Andronicus family members, mainly Lucius and his son, will continue as imperialists. Plainly, although Titus lost many sons in the war with the Goths, he did not despair over his losses.
One of the distinguishing factors in portraying Titus centers in its origin: "Titus Andronicus [...] must be considered as an experimental play" (Bowers 118). Being Shakespeare's first attempt at tragedy, it obviously has room for error. Yet, as some critics and scholars would say, I believe there is a similar element found in all of Shakespeare's works, no matter when they were written: "Shakespeare constantly reminds us that the character's predicament and humanity is very like our own" (Barton 184). No matter what the plot is, or where he chose to set the story, Shakespeare captures a fundamental element of humanity. Within Titus Andronicus, it is undoubtedly humanity's search for revenge: "Titus Andronicus is a play of social piety, outrage, suffering, and revenge" (Barber 133). The first three elements that Barber attributes to the work are consequential to the fourth; it is the revenge and spite of Titus, Tamora, and Aaron that fuel the other three elements.
The audience never witnesses Aaron's supposed teachings however, nor is it likely that if he were to continue living as before that he would commit the acts he pledges himself to as he is to be hanged (Act V Scene I Lines 125-144). Aaron talks of evil and trickery, while Tamora lives its epitome, marrying herself into the queen-ship of the conquering tribe. When presented with his child Aaron does care for it, and only agrees to speak upon the condition that it shall be saved. This insight into his character makes him seem almost a worthier person than Titus who murders his own sons. The villain shows more care for his kin than the hero does for his. This serves to make Aaron a more realistic villain by making him more human.
Julie Taymor’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus has many theatrical elements that aid in creating an interpretation of the written play. One of the most prominent elements that Taymor uses is color. Taymor uses color to develop Shakespeare’s characters. Many times throughout the film, color is used to represent a character’s mood or their hidden agenda during a scene. We also see color used to represent good versus evil. The three colors that are most widely used during the movie to show symbolism and imagery are black, white, and red. While there are some references to color in the written text of Titus Andronicus, Taymor’s use of color allows the viewers to see a more clear representation of mood, tone, and character. The colors may be used in costume or in setting. Regardless of how they are used each color plays a large role in distinguishing the tone that is being set for a scene or character.
In the play, Oedipus the King, blindness is used metaphorically and physically to characterize several personas , and the images of clarity and vision are used as symbols for knowledge and insight. Enlightenment and darkness are used in much the same manner, to demonstrate the darkness of ignorance, and the irony of vision without sight.
Undoubtedly there has been a tremendous amount of speculation and dissection of this play by countless people throughout the ages. I can only draw my own conclusions as to what Sophocles intended the meaning of his play to be. The drama included a number of horrific and unthinkable moral and ethical dilemas, but I believe that was what made the play so interesting and that is exactly the way Sophocles intended it to be. The play was obviously meant to entertain and portray the author’s own insight. The underlying theme to the play is that no man should know his own destiny, it will become his undoing. This knowledge of things to come was presented to both Laius and Oedipus in the form of prophecies well in advance of it coming to be. The prophecies told of things that were so morally disturbing that they both aggressively did everything in their power to try and stop them from coming true. The story begins with Oedipus at the height of power as King of Thebes. His kingdom has encountered rough times and he has sent his nobleman Creon to seek help from the god Apollo to restore his land. Creon tells Oedipus that he must find the murderer of the previous King Laius and by finding this man and banishing him, his land will be restored. The murder occurred some time ago and King Oedipus sends for the seer Theiresias with his powers of prophecy to aid in the search for the murderer. Sophocles cleverly projects his feelings on wisdom and knowledge through Teirsias when he says “Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise!”(23) Teirsias knows that this terrible prophecy has already been set into motion and the damage has already been done. There is really no point in telling it to Oedipus because it will only cause more harm than good. Oedipus provokes Teirsias into telling him the prophecy, “ Í tell you, king, this man, this murderer-he is here. In name he is a stranger among citizens but soon he will be shown to be a citizen true native Theban, and he’ll have no joy of the discovery: blindness for sight and beggary for riches his exchange, he shall go journeying to a foreign country tapping his way befor him with a stick.
...f his honor. When Titus allows Aaron to cut off his hand, he is letting Aaron take away his honor. By the end of the play, Titus has nothing to show of the honor he once killed for.
Many times humans do things that contradict another thing they do. An example of this is one thing may be good but also bad at the same time. A person who has done this more then once is Oedipus in the writer Sophocles plays. Sophocles uses imagery like light verses darkness, knowledge verses ignorance and sight verses blindness.
The main character in the play is Titus Andronicus while the antagonists are Tamora, Aaron and Saturninus. Titus is a roman hero because he has aided in defeating the Goths. On the other hand, he has lost his own sons through conflicts. In the play, he has a strong urge of revenge. Saturninus, late emperor of Rome’s son, does not obey the authority. Bassiunus is Lavinnia’s lover. Tamora is the Goth’s queen with a strong urge to revenge because her son, Alarbus, was executed. Aaron is a moor who has been given evil personification. Marcus, Titus’s brother, always defends the rights of the people. Titus’s sons include: Lucius, Quintus, Martius and Murtius. Publius is Marcus Andronicus son. Sons of Tamora are Alarbus, Larbus, Demetrious and Chiron. Lavinnia is a vey innocent girl who suffers from unpleasant offenses.
Aristotle defined a tragic story as the adventure of a good man who reaches his ultimate downfall because he pushed his greatest quality too far. Sophocles advocates the definition in the tragic play Oedipus Rex. He develops the play with the great polarities of fame and shame, sight and blindness, and ignorance and insight to show Oedipus’ experiences in search for knowledge about his identity. Through his search, Oedipus pushes his quest for truth too far and ultimately reaches his doom. Oedipus’ reliance on his intellect is his greatest strength and ultimate downfall.
Oedipus Rex”, by Socrates, is a play that shows the fault of men and the ultimate power of the gods. Throughout the play, the main character, Oedipus, continually failed to recognize the fault in human condition, and these failures let to his ultimate demise. Oedipus failed to realize that he, himself was the true answer to the riddle of the Sphinx. Oedipus ignored the truth told to him by the oracles and the drunk at the party, also. These attempts to get around his fate which was determined by the gods was his biggest mistake. Oedipus was filled with hubris and this angered the gods. He believed he was more that a man. These beliefs cause him to ignore the limits he had in being a man. Oedipus needed to look at Teiresias as his window to his future.
This is prevalent as soon as he is introduced as Tamora’s lover. He uses Tamora’s new royal status to influence the result of many deaths and suffering. Overhearing Tamora’s two remaining sons, Demetrius and Chiron, argue for the love of Lavinia, Aaron immediately suggests and assists in the plotting of her rape. He points out that “the forest walks are wide and spacious, And many unfrequented plots there are, Fitted by kind for rape and villainy” (2.1, 121-123). By suggesting the woods as a convenient place to commit crime and gang raping Lavinia, Aaron displays dark power and influence over others. Additionally, he does this with little to no thought and with the utmost wicked suggestions. He shows little to no sympathy for others and enjoys manipulating others. In his plan to destroy Bassianus, he plots the murder of Bassianus and framing of Titus’s son Quintus and Martius. His ingenious plan includes a deadly trapped pitfall, a forged letter, and hidden gold that was stolen from Tamora’s
In the standard formula of a revenge tragedy, Tamora more justifiably fits the role of the character enacting revenge. Her oldest son is sacrificed by Titus for the loss of his own sons even though she was not personally responsible for their deaths (Titus Andronicus, 1.1.121-26). She is flung into the political world of Rome through not only this but future actions throughout the play. Tamora and her consort Aaron are continuously othered by the narrative of Titus; Tamora is the former queen of the Goths and Aaron is a Moor.
At the beginning of the passage, Aaron calls to the “murderous villains” (87) which is an ironic statement since he is a villain himself. At this particular moment, he comes to a realization that he is not the villain, but everyone else is for expressing the wish to kill his