Titus Andronicus is exhausted from ten long years of war. He is devastated by the loss of twenty-one of his sons from the same horrific battle. Heartbreak sets in when he realizes that he has not given his country enough. His soul and his sons lives were only given in vain. He has remained loyal to the state of Rome. Titus's small remaining family is all that he has left after his government abandons him. Titus is broken, torn and lost. Fate may have decided his course in the end. After defeating the Goths, Titus captures Tamora, Queen of the Goths.
Titus is devoted to his family and Rome sees this as a sign of weakness. Our tragic hero is challenged one last time before all Hell breaks loose. His uncontrolled, vengeful, carnistic unleashing of death was sure to come after the sacrifice of his beloved sons. Yet it may have been Tamora's revenge plot that springs Titus into to action. "He who seek's vengeance must dig two graves: One for the enemy and one for himself."- Chinese Proverb
Titus has a strict adherence to tradition that will cause his enemies to take revenge. Titus Andronicus is a Senecan hero who pursues revenge …show more content…
He kills Tamora. Satunicus kills Titus because of Tamora and his brothers death. Lucius kills Satunicus to avenge his father, Titus. Lucius is proclaimed Emperor and he orders Tamora's body to be thrown to the beasts. He has Aaron the Moor buried alive. In the end, only the true heroes died in peace, Titus and his daughter Lavinia. They both were asked for more than they could give to others. In the end love and honor were taken away from them, but they are together in the here after. The remaining family Emperor Lucius, young Lucius and Titus's brother Marcus lived on honoring their fallen family. Titus had the best of intentions, but he never had a chance. Family first and to the end. Not every play or story will have a happy ending. As long as the protagonist serves justice, death is