Titus Andronicus deemed too gruesome to be seen
(MENAFN) The play's inevitable extra cruelty was deemed during Shakespeare’s plays history that Titus Andronicus as a shame, gory mark to his name; way too horrific, and way too excessive. To be leveled on the top of, for example Hamlet or Othello. Then there's its sometimes nauseous tone: the excesses can tip Titus into a joyfully horridness, unhinged comedy (an aspect also accepted in Bailey's butchery). However, the Victorians were not big supporter.
However, it is a tragic play and not a documentary. People willingly pick it to perform and pick it to go and pay for it. The question remains though, which is, why we pick this agonizing play as way of entertainment and as a form of art instead of checking the news? This query is what made Russell Beale make Titus, he reported to a news agency the previous week: "I don't understand the violence. I don't understand why as an audience we feel excited, stimulated, challenged by it; it's so relentless."
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