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THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS
by William Shakespeare

PERSONS REPRESENTED.
SATURNINUS, Son to the late Emperor of Rome, afterwards declared
Emperor. BASSIANUS, Brother to Saturninus, in love with Lavinia.
TITUS ANDRONICUS, a noble Roman, General against the Goths.
MARCUS ANDRONICUS, Tribune of the People, and Brother to
Titus.
LUCIUS, Son to Titus Andronicus. QUINTUS, Son to Titus
Andronicus. MARTIUS, Son to Titus Andronicus. MUTIUS, Son to
Titus Andronicus.
YOUNG LUCIUS, a Boy, Son to Lucius. PUBLIUS, Son to Marcus
the Tribune.
AEMILIUS, a noble Roman.
ALARBUS, Son to Tamora. DEMETRIUS, Son to Tamora. CHIRON,
Son to Tamora.
AARON, a Moor, beloved by Tamora A Captain, Tribune,
Messenger,and Clown--Romans Goths and Romans.
TAMORA, Queen of the Goths LAVINIA, Daughter to Titus
Andronicus A NURSE, and a black CHILD.
Kinsmen to Titus, Senators, Tribunes, Officers, Soldiers, and
Attendants.
SCENE: Rome, and the Country near it.
ACT 1.
SCENE I. Rome. Before the Capitol.
[The Tomb of Andronic appearing; the Tribunes and Senators aloft.

Enter, below, SATURNINUS and his Followers on one side, and
BASSIANUS and his Followers at the other, with drums and colours.]
SATURNINUS. Noble patricians, patrons of my right, Defend the
justice of my cause with arms; And, countrymen, my loving followers,
Plead my successive title with your swords: I am his first born son that
was the last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome: Then let my
father's honours live in me, Nor wrong mine age with this indignity.
BASSIANUS. Romans,--friends, followers, favourers of my right,-- If
ever Bassianus, Caesar's son, Were gracious in the eyes of royal Rome,
Keep then this passage to the Capitol; And suffer not dishonour to
approach The imperial seat, to virtue consecrate, To justice, continence,
and nobility: But let desert in pure election shine; And, Romans, fight
for freedom in your choice.
[Enter MARCUS ANDRONICUS aloft, with the crown.]
MARCUS. Princes,--that strive by factions and by friends Ambitiously
for rule and empery,-- Know that the people of Rome, for whom we
stand A special party, have by common voice, In election for the
Roman empery Chosen Andronicus, surnamed Pius For many good and
great deserts to Rome: A nobler man, a braver warrior, Lives not this
day within the city walls.: He by the senate is accited home From
weary wars against the barbarous Goths; That with his sons, a terror to
our foes, Hath yok'd a nation strong, train'd up in arms. Ten years are
spent since first he undertook This cause of Rome, and chastised with
arms Our enemies' pride: five times he hath return'd Bleeding to Rome,
bearing his valiant sons In coffins from the field; And now at last, laden
with