History has shown that possessing a great deal of power does not necessarily make someone a good leader. As we all know in most of Shakespeare’s plays the role of violence and the role of power plays a huge part in the buildup of the plot. However the theme of power is what prevents Titus Andronicus from being simply a gratuitously violent play such as Williams Shakespeare’s other plays like Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and others. In the eyes of many people it seems that power is the ultimate height of achievement in any human beings paradise, however in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus power is something every character desires but power was the beginning of downfall for every character in the play. This is demonstrated through the kind of impact
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When Titus refused to the opportunity to become the emperor of Rome it left Rome in a very bad position and made it more vulnerable. Titus’s brother Marcus gave Titus the opportunity to hold the imperial seat; Marcus saw that Rome needed an emperor of Titus’s caliber. Marcus even used a metaphor to describe Rome’s situation by saying “Help set a head on headless Rome”I.i.187 this quote demonstrates that Rome needed Titus more than ever. The most cliché statement you will ever hear “with great power comes great responsibility , this statement indicates that Titus isn’t responsible enough to handle Rome’s great power, Titus was so desperate to cover up that fact that he couldn’t handle power that he used his age as an excuse while also claiming that he served Rome enough times and now it’s time to say goodbye, Titus said “Rome I have been thy soldier for forty years and led my country strength successfully and buried Twenty-one valiant sons….Service of their noble country give me start for min age”I.i.194-199 this quote signifies that Titus sacrificed his all for his country, however one doesn’t stop serving his country no matter what the circumstance is. Rome’s reliance on one man to lead them was the being of their downfall, not only did the impact of power affect the brothers and their family. Power also affects a whole city and potentially damaged a whole
When Titus refused to the opportunity to become the emperor of Rome it left Rome in a very bad position and made it more vulnerable. Titus’s brother Marcus gave Titus the opportunity to hold the imperial seat; Marcus saw that Rome needed an emperor of Titus’s caliber. Marcus even used a metaphor to describe Rome’s situation by saying “Help set a head on headless Rome”I.i.187 this quote demonstrates that Rome needed Titus more than ever. The most cliché statement you will ever hear “with great power comes great responsibility , this statement indicates that Titus isn’t responsible enough to handle Rome’s great power, Titus was so desperate to cover up that fact that he couldn’t handle power that he used his age as an excuse while also claiming that he served Rome enough times and now it’s time to say goodbye, Titus said “Rome I have been thy soldier for forty years and led my country strength successfully and buried Twenty-one valiant sons….Service of their noble country give me start for min age”I.i.194-199 this quote signifies that Titus sacrificed his all for his country, however one doesn’t stop serving his country no matter what the circumstance is. Rome’s reliance on one man to lead them was the being of their downfall, not only did the impact of power affect the brothers and their family. Power also affects a whole city and potentially damaged a whole