Julie Taymor's Titus

By Xah Lee. Date: 2005-02-28. Last updated: 2016-07-30.

Titus — Titus and his army returning from war. “Titus Andronicus” Act 1 Scene 1

soldiers carrying mummified corpses — Dead soldiers.

Titus; tanks — Soldiers blowing horns.

soldiers blowing horns — Soldiers blowing horns.

Titus — Soldiers back from war taking a bath. What a grandiloquent way to take a bath! This place is modeled after Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker.

Titus — Soldiers back from war taking a bath. What a grandiloquent way to take a bath! This place is modeled after Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker.

Goth queen — Goth queen begs for mercy for her son.

soldiers ceremonially burning sword blades — Her son is about to be disemboweled as a ritualistic sacrifice for the dead soldiers by the victorious party in the war.

titus screenshot goth queen in pain — Goth queen in anguish.

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Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana — Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana.

titus screenshot lavinia — Lavinia, raped, and with her hands and tongue cut off. “Titus Andronicus” Act 2 Scene 4

titus screenshot 2heads and a hand — Titus's two son's heads, and his hand. “Titus Andronicus” Act 3 Scene 1

titus screenshot Chiron Demetrius bound — Chiron and Demetrius, about to be made into a pie. “Titus Andronicus” Act 5 Scene 2

Titus kills his daughter Lavinia. “Titus Andronicus” Act 5 Scene 3 〔Julie Taymor's 〈Titus〉 DVD. Buy at amazon 〕

Titus is a adaption of William Shakespeare's 1594 play. Full text of the play, with annotations, at: “The Tragedy Of Titus Andronicus”.