Titus Andronicus
Posted February 5, 2010 
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Here is the drawing by Peacham (c. 1594) that we discussed in class.
Now that you’ve read Acts I-III of Titus Andronicus, what do you make of Peacham’s drawing? We talked a bit about the hybrid costumes. What about the weapons? What scene is being pictured? How is it being re-imagined?
We’ll be taking a look at scenes from Julie Taymor’s Titus in class (and asking a similar set of questions about them), but in the meantime, here is a link to the trailer on Youtube and a publicity photo of Anthony Hopkins in the title role:
Peacham’s drawing depicts the capturing of Tamora and her two sons. Here, she is on her knees before all begging for her life, but Titus coldly states that the sacrifice is required by their religion and Alarbus is led off to execution.
The drawing also depicts Aaron standing by Tamora, sword in his hand ready to harm someone.
The drawing captures the people in their period pieces and the depiction could represent a rendering of an actual performance; take note to the positioning of the characters in the drawing which is the same as if you were to see an actual performance of a play.
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