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''Titus Andronicus'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, probably in collaboration with George Peele. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy, and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were extremely popular with audiences throughout the 16th century.〔See Ann Jennalie Cook, ''The Privileged Playgoers of Shakespeare's London'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981) for extensive information on the likes and dislikes of theatrical audiences at the time.〕 The play is set during the latter days of the Roman Empire and tells the fictional story of Titus, a general in the Roman army, who is engaged in a cycle of revenge with Tamora, Queen of the Goths. It is Shakespeare's bloodiest and most violent work and traditionally was one of his least respected plays. Although it was extremely popular in its day, by the later 17th century it had fallen out of favour. In the Victorian era, it was disapproved of primarily because of what was considered to be a distasteful use of graphic violence, but from around the middle of the 20th century its reputation began to improve. ==Characters== * Titus Andronicus – renowned Roman general * Lucius – Titus's eldest son * Quintus – Titus's son * Martius – Titus's son * Mutius – Titus's son * Young Lucius – Lucius's son and Titus' grandson * Lavinia – Titus's daughter * Marcus Andronicus – Titus's brother and tribune to the people of Rome * Publius – Marcus's son * Saturninus – Son of the late Emperor of Rome; afterwards declared Emperor * Bassianus – Saturninus's brother; in love with Lavinia * Sempronius, Caius and Valentine – Titus's kinsman * Æmilius – Roman noble * Tamora – Queen of the Goths; afterwards Empress of Rome * Demetrius – Tamora's son * Chiron – Tamora's son * Alarbus – Tamora's son (non-speaking role) * Aaron – a Moor; involved in a sexual relationship with Tamora〔In the First Quarto of ''Titus Andronicus'' (1594), Aaron is spelt Aron, but in all subsequent quartos, and in the ''First Folio'' (1623), it is spelt Aaron. All modern editors adopt the latter spelling.〕 * Nurse * Clown * Messenger * Roman Captain * First Goth * Second Goth * Senators, Tribunes, Soldiers, Plebeians, Goths etc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Titus Andronicus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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