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Marcus Andronicus
Saturninus is the oldest son of the recently deceased Roman emperor and thus becomes emperor at the beginning of the play. When Titus’ sons and Bassianus claim that he cannot marry Lavinia, as he wished, he becomes angry with the Andronicus family and chooses Tamora as his wife instead. He then secretly engages in acts of revenge against Titus, though does not realize that he is being lied to and manipulated by Tamora.
Saturninus Quotes in Titus Andronicus
The Titus Andronicus quotes below are all either spoken by Saturninus or refer to Saturninus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
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Traitor, if Rome have law or we have power,
Thou and thy faction shall repent this rape.
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Act 4, Scene 3
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Kinsmen, his sorrows are past remedy.
Join with the Goths, and with revengeful war
Take wreak on Rome for this ingratitude,
And vengeance on the traitor Saturnine.
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Act 5, Scene 3
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My lord the Emperor, resolve me this:
Was it well done of rash Virginius
To slay his daughter with his own right hand
Because she was enforced, stained, and deflowered?
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There’s meed for meed, death for a deadly deed.
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Saturninus Quotes in Titus Andronicus
The Titus Andronicus quotes below are all either spoken by Saturninus or refer to Saturninus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
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Traitor, if Rome have law or we have power,
Thou and thy faction shall repent this rape.
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Act 4, Scene 3
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Kinsmen, his sorrows are past remedy.
Join with the Goths, and with revengeful war
Take wreak on Rome for this ingratitude,
And vengeance on the traitor Saturnine.
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Act 5, Scene 3
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My lord the Emperor, resolve me this:
Was it well done of rash Virginius
To slay his daughter with his own right hand
Because she was enforced, stained, and deflowered?
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There’s meed for meed, death for a deadly deed.
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