El tema de la venganza en Titus Andronicus o el sinsentido trágico del existir
ISSN: 0211-5913
Year of publication: 1986
Issue: 12
Pages: 123-136
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses
Abstract
Revenge is a major theme in Elizabethan tragedy. Shakespeare deals with it in Titus Andronicus. This paper tries to find out its main characteristics and the reason why this topic is chosen. The Senecan tradition and the Shakespearean audience are two important aspects to be examined in order to have a better understanding of the play. The use of meaningless bloody scenes has an existential connotation. To live may become a tragic nonsense. The study of the psychology of the characters could be the other clue to know the muffled purpose of vengeance.