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  Every Man in His Humour – Full Detailed Narrative Prologue The play begins with a direct address to the audience. The prologue explains Ben Jonson’s goals: this is not a play filled with fantastical absurdities or adventures in far-off lands. Instead, it will be realistic, showing contemporary people of Elizabethan London and their “humours”—exaggerated personality traits stemming from the old theory of the four bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile), believed to shape temperament. Jonson promises that through familiar “deeds and language,” audiences will laugh at human follies and recognize their own faults. Act I – Letters, Introductions, Deceptions At his London home,  Old Knowell , a scholar, speaks with his witty servant  Brainworm  and asks him to call his son  Edward Knowell . Knowell, once a scholar himself, is glad to see Edward educated, but he disapproves of his fascination with poetry and “lighter arts.” Soon,  Master Stephen ,...

Deaths in Titus Andronicus || Crimes and Murders in Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

Deaths in Titus Andronicus || Crimes and Murders in Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 


Titus Andronicus, according to me, is the most heinous play of William Shakespeare. In this play, many heinous crimes are taken place such as burning alive, raping, murdering, execution, burring up, ravaging, sacrificing and stabbing. There are always some questions like- Who was killed by hanging in Titus Andronicus? Who was stabbed in Titus Andronicus? What happened to Alarbus? Who was sacrificed in Titus Andronicus? Who raped Lavinia? Who killed Clown in Titus Andronicus? Why is Clown killed in Titus Andronicus? Lets find out about each crime that took place in this murderous play by the Bard of Avon. 

Deaths in Titus andronicus


Crime Against Characters || Victims in Titus Andronicus 


Alarbus-
The eldest son of Tamora who was burnt alive at the starting of the play. He was sacrificed for a tribute to the dead sons of Titus Andronicus.

Mutius- 
Mutius helped her sister Lavinia in eloping with Bassianus. When traditionalist Titus came to know about it, he stabbed his own son for betraying the king and breaking the tradition.

Bassianus- 
He is the younger brother of king Saturninus. He is stabbed by Chiron and Demetrius in the wood during the hunt. Quintus and Martius were framed for his murder.

Quintus and Martius- 
They were executed for the death of Bassianus because Aaron framed them for Bassianus' murder. 

Nurse- 
In a scene, the Nurse enters with a blackamoor child who is the bastard son of Tamora and Aaron. She asks that Aaron should kill it before it may bring shame to the empress, Tamora. Aaron shouts to the defense of his son, and claims that black is the best color. He kills the nurse to keep the secret of the child safe.

Clown- 
Clown enters in court to hand over Titus' letter to Saturninus with two pigeons. After reading the letter, Saturninus loses his senses and orders to kill the clown. He was hanged.

Chiron and Demetrius-
Titus slashes their throats for their crimes against his daughter. He baked their bones and flesh into pie and fed to their mother Tamora.

Lavinia-
She was raped by Chiron and Demetrius. They cut her tongue and hands so that she could not identify her rapists by talking and writing. Titus killed her daughter at last.

Tamora-
Titus killed Tamora after killing his Lavinia.

Titus Andronicus-
Saturninus killed Titus.

Saturninus- 
Lucius, the only surviving son of Titus killed Saturninus.

Aaron-
He was buried up to his neck, and left to die.

so, these were the crimes in Titus Andronicus. Got chills, didn't you?

Written by Zuba'r Saifi


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