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  TITUS ANDRONICUS
  TITUS ANDRONICUS
  William Shakespeare
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  ACT I。
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  SCENE I。 Rome。 Before the Capitol
  Flourish。 Enter the TRIBUNES and SENATORS aloft; and then enter
  below   SATURNINUS   and   his   followers   at   one   door;   and   BASSIANUS
  and his followers at the other; with drums and trumpets
  SATURNINUS。   Noble   patricians;   patrons   of   my   right;   Defend   the
  justice   of   my   cause   with   arms; And;   countrymen;   my   loving   followers;
  Plead   my  successive   title  with   your   swords。  I   am  his   first   born son  that
  was the last That ware the imperial diadem of Rome; Then let my father's
  honours live in me; Nor wrong mine age with this indignity。 BASSIANUS。
  Romans;       friends;   followers;     favourers     of  my    right;  If  ever   Bassianus;
  Caesar's   son;   Were   gracious   in   the   eyes   of   royal   Rome;   Keep   then   this
  passage to the Capitol; And suffer not dishonour to approach The imperial
  seat;   to   virtue   consecrate;   To   justice;   continence;   and   nobility;   But   let
  desert   in   pure   election   shine;   And;   Romans;   fight   for   freedom   in   your
  choice。
  Enter MARCUS ANDRONICUS aloft; with the crown
  MARCUS。 Princes; that strive by factions and by friends Ambitiously
  for rule and empery; Know that the people of Rome; for whom we stand A
  special party;  have by  common   voice   In   election   for   the   Roman   empery
  Chosen Andronicus;   surnamed   Pius   For   many  good   and   great   deserts   to
  Rome。 A nobler man; a braver warrior; Lives not this day within the city
  walls。   He   by   the   Senate   is   accited   home;   From   weary   wars   against   the
  barbarous   Goths;   That   with   his   sons;   a   terror   to   our   foes;   Hath   yok'd   a
  nation     strong;    train'd  up   in   arms。   Ten    years   are   spent   since    first  he
  undertook   This   cause   of   Rome;   and   chastised   with   arms   Our   enemies'
  pride;   five   times   he   hath   return'd   Bleeding   to   Rome;   bearing   his   valiant
  sons   In   coffins   from  the   field;   and   at   this   day To   the   monument   of   that
  Andronici   Done   sacrifice   of   expiation; And   slain the   noblest prisoner   of
  the Goths。 And now at last; laden with honour's spoils; Returns the good
  Andronicus to Rome; Renowned Titus; flourishing in arms。 Let us entreat;
  by honour of his name Whom worthily you would have now succeed; And
  in the Capitol and Senate's right; Whom you pretend to honour and adore;
  That you withdraw you and abate your strength; Dismiss your followers;
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  and;    as  suitors   should;   Plead   your   deserts   in  peace    and   humbleness。
  SATURNINUS。           How     fair  the  Tribune    speaks    to  calm    my   thoughts。
  BASSIANUS。   Marcus   Andronicus;   so   I   do   affy   In   thy   uprightness   and
  integrity; And so I love and honour thee and thine; Thy noble brother Titus
  and   his   sons; And   her   to   whom   my   thoughts   are   humbled   all;   Gracious
  Lavinia; Rome's rich ornament; That I will here dismiss my loving friends;
  And to my fortunes and the people's favour Commit my cause in balance
  to   be   weigh'd。    Exeunt    the  soldiers   of   BASSIANUS         SATURNINUS。
  Friends; that have been thus forward in my right; I thank you all and here
  dismiss you all; And to the love and favour of my country Commit myself;
  my person; and the cause。 Exeunt the soldiers of SATURNINUS Rome; be
  as just and gracious unto me As I am confident and kind to thee。 Open the
  gates and let me in。 BASSIANUS。 Tribunes; and me; a poor competitor。
  'Flourish。 They go up into the Senate House'
  Enter a CAPTAIN
  CAPTAIN。   Romans;   make   way。          The   good   Andronicus;   Patron      of
  virtue; Rome's best champion; Successful in the battles that he fights; With
  honour and with fortune is return'd From where he circumscribed with his
  sword And brought to yoke the enemies of Rome。
  Sound drums and trumpets; and then enter MARTIUS and MUTIUS;
  two of TITUS' sons; and then two men bearing a coffin covered with black;
  then     LUCIUS        and     QUINTUS;        two     other    sons;     then    TITUS
  ANDRONICUS; and then TAMORA the Queen of Goths; with her three
  sons; ALARBUS; DEMETRIUS; and CHIRON; with AARON the Moor;
  and others; as many as can be。 Then set down the coffin and TITUS speaks
  TITUS。   Hail;   Rome;   victorious   in   thy   mourning   weeds!   Lo;   as   the
  bark that hath discharg'd her fraught Returns with precious lading to the
  bay From whence at first she weigh'd her anchorage; Cometh Andronicus;
  bound with laurel boughs; To re…salute his country with his tears; Tears of
  true joy for his return to Rome。 Thou great defender of this Capitol; Stand
  gracious   to   the   rites   that   we   intend!   Romans;  of   five   and twenty  valiant
  sons; Half of the number that King Priam had; Behold the poor remains;
  alive and dead! These that survive let Rome reward with love; These that I
  bring   unto   their   latest   home;   With   burial   amongst   their   ancestors。   Here
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  Goths     have   given    me   leave   to  sheathe    my   sword。    Titus;   unkind;    and
  careless of thine own; Why suffer'st thou thy sons; unburied yet; To hover
  on the dreadful shore of Styx? Make way to lay them by their brethren。
  'They open the tomb' There greet in silence; as the   dead are wont; And
  sleep in peace; slain in your country's wars。 O sacred receptacle of my joys;
  Sweet   cell   of   virtue   and   nobility;   How   many   sons   hast   thou   of   mine   in
  store   That   thou   wilt   never   render   to   me   more!   LUCIUS。   Give   us   the
  proudest prisoner of the Goths; That we may hew his limbs; and on a pile
  Ad   manes   fratrum   sacrifice   his   flesh   Before   this   earthy   prison   of   their
  bones;   That   so   the   shadows   be   not   unappeas'd;   Nor   we   disturb'd   with
  prodigies on earth。 TITUS。 I give him you… the noblest that survives; The
  eldest    son   of  this  distressed    queen。    TAMORA。        Stay;   Roman     brethen!
  Gracious conqueror; Victorious Titus; rue the tears I shed; A mother's tears
  in passion for her son; And if thy sons were ever dear to thee; O; think my
  son   to   be   as   dear   to   me!   Sufficeth   not   that   we   are   brought   to   Rome   To
  beautify thy triumphs; and return Captive to thee and to thy Roman yoke;
  But must my sons be slaughtered in the streets For valiant doings in their
  country's   cause?   O;   if   to   fight   for   king   and   commonweal   Were   piety   in
  thine; it is in these。 Andronicus; stain not thy tomb with blood。 Wilt thou
  draw near the nature of the gods? Draw near them then in being merciful。
  Sweet   mercy  is   nobility's   true   badge。 Thrice…noble Titus; spare  my  first…
  born son。 TITUS。 Patient yourself; madam; and pardon me。 These are their
  brethren; whom your Goths beheld Alive and dead; and for their brethren
  slain Religiously they ask a sacrifice。 To this your son is mark'd; and die
  he must T' appease their groaning shadows that are gone。 LUCIUS。 Away
  with him; and make a fire straight; And with our swords; upon a pile of
  wood;   Let's   hew   his   limbs   till   they   be   clean   consum'd。   Exeunt   TITUS'
  SONS; with ALARBUS TAMORA。 O cruel; irreligious piety! CHIRON。
  Was never Scythia half so barbarous! DEMETRIUS。 Oppose not Scythia
  to ambitious Rome。 Alarbus goes to rest; and we survive To tremble under
  Titus' threat'ning look。 Then; madam; stand resolv'd; but hope withal The
  self…same   gods   that   arm'd   the   Queen   of   Troy  With   opportunity   of   sharp
  revenge   Upon   the   Thracian   tyrant   in   his   tent   May   favour   Tamora;   the
  Queen of Goths… When Goths were Goths and Tamora was queen… To quit
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  the bloody wrongs upon her foes。
  Re…enter   LUCIUS;   QUINTUS;   MARTIUS;   and   MUTIUS;   the   sons
  of ANDRONICUS; with their swords bloody
  LUCIUS。 See; lord and father; how we have perform'd Our   Roman
  rites:   Alarbus'   limbs   are   lopp'd;   And   entrails   feed   the   sacrificing   fire;
  Whose smoke like