Tragedies • c. 1593
Titus Andronicus: Modern English Translation & Study Guide
A harrowing cycle of vengeance between a victorious Roman general and Tamora, Queen of the Goths.
Read Titus Andronicus Side by Side
Every scene pairs the public-domain original with a line-matched, original modern-English paraphrase. Choose a scene below to begin reading.
- Act 1, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Rome. Before the Capitol.
- Act 2, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Rome. Before the Palace.
- Act 2, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.
- Act 2, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. A lonely part of the forest.
- Act 2, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. Another part of the forest.
- Act 3, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Rome. A street.
- Act 3, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. A room in Titus's house. A banquet set out.
- Act 4, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Rome. Titus's garden.
- Act 4, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. The same. A room in the palace.
- Act 4, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. The same. A public place.
- Act 4, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. The same. Before the palace.
- Act 5, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Plains near Rome.
- Act 5, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Rome. Before TITUS's house.
- Act 5, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. Court of TITUS's house. A banquet set out.
Titus Andronicus study pathways
Original text source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, MIT HTML edition. MIT states that its HTML versions of the plays are placed in the public domain.