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Chapter companions for Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.

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  1. Chapter 1

    Act I

    Titus Andronicus — Stage Lens: dramatic beats, line helps that follow your scroll, and stage picture. Read to understand, not to collect a closed thesis.

  2. Chapter 2

    Scene I

    Titus Andronicus returns to Rome victorious, is offered the emperorship but declines in favor of Saturninus, who then spurns Lavinia for Tamora. After a public reconciliation brokered by Tamora, she secretly vows revenge for the sacrifice of her son Alarbus.

  3. Chapter 3

    Act II

    Titus Andronicus — Stage Lens: dramatic beats, line helps that follow your scroll, and stage picture. Read to understand, not to collect a closed thesis.

  4. Chapter 4

    Scene I

    Aaron celebrates Tamora's rise to empress and plots to advance his own position. He intervenes in a quarrel between Demetrius and Chiron over Lavinia, persuading them to set aside their rivalry and instead collaborate on a plan to rape her during a hunting party, with Tamora's support.

  5. Chapter 5

    Scene II

    In a forest near Rome, Titus Andronicus leads a hunt with his sons and Marcus. The emperor Saturninus, Tamora, Bassianus, Lavinia, and others join. Demetrius and Chiron hint at their predatory intentions toward Lavinia.

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  1. Chapter 6Scene III
  2. Chapter 7Scene IV
  3. Chapter 8Act III
  4. Chapter 9Scene I
  5. Chapter 10Scene II
  6. Chapter 11Act IV
  7. Chapter 12Scene I
  8. Chapter 13Scene II
  9. Chapter 14Scene III
  10. Chapter 15Scene IV
  11. Chapter 16Act V
  12. Chapter 17Scene I
  13. Chapter 18Scene II
  14. Chapter 19Scene III