Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy and his most relentlessly violent, Titus Andronicus follows the Roman general Titus as a cycle of revenge between him and the Goth queen Tamora escalates into near-total destruction. The play’s extreme theatrical violence — dismemberment, rape, murder, and a pie made of human flesh — has made it controversial since its first performance around 1593.
Whether read as a deliberate experiment in excess or as a young playwright testing his craft, it is a remarkable and often disturbing work. This free EPUB is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.