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Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

Dramatis Personæ

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Þe Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedie of TITUS ANDRONICUS.

Convex portrait of Medusa below, by Caravaggio.

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In Titus Andronicus, mutilation and revenge become public spectacle. Set against Caravaggio’s Medusa, the scene fuses Shakespearean violence with Baroque horror: severed hands, taunts, and betrayals unfolding beside the frozen scream of the mythic head itself. The circular shield compresses text and image into a single surface of shock, where cruelty is theatrical, intimate, and impossible to escape.