'''''Titus Andronicus''''' is a [[tragedy|tragic]] [[play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. This play was probably Shakespeare's earliest tragedy, written in approximately 1591. This is supported by the weakness of the play compared to Shakespeare's later works. The play has some notoriety for its portrayal of revenge, violence and gore. Though popular with Elizabethan audiences, the levels of violence were considered so extreme that scholars of the 20th century commonly denied or disputed Shakespeare's authorship. More recently, it is now generally accepted that Shakespeare wrote ''Titus Andronicus''. | '''''Titus Andronicus''''' is a [[tragedy|tragic]] [[play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. This play was probably Shakespeare's earliest tragedy, written in approximately 1591. This is supported by the weakness of the play compared to Shakespeare's later works. The play has some notoriety for its portrayal of revenge, violence and gore. Though popular with Elizabethan audiences, the levels of violence were considered so extreme that scholars of the 20th century commonly denied or disputed Shakespeare's authorship. More recently, it is now generally accepted that Shakespeare wrote ''Titus Andronicus''. |