Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus may be Shakespeare's earliest tragedy. It depicts a fictional Roman general engaged in a cycle of revenge with his enemy, the Queen of the Goths.

Date and authorship

Titus was written in the early 1590s. There is strong evidence that the first act was written by George Peele, who may also have written the scene in which Lavinia uses Ovid's Metamorphoses to explain that she has been raped. The assertion of Peele's hand in the play is controversial, and those who admire the play tend to argue against it.

Related Topics:
1590s - George Peele - Ovid

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