Dramatis Perfonæ. SATURNINUS, Son to the late Emperor of Rome, and afterwards declared Emperor himself. Baffianus, Brother to Saturninus, in love with Lavinia. Titus Andronicus, a noble Roman, General against the Goths. Marcus Andronicus, Tribune of the people, and brother to Titus. Marcus, Quintus, Sons to Titus Andronicus. Lucius, Mutius, Young Lucius, a Boy, Son to Lucius. Publius, Son to Marcus the Tribune, and Nephew to Titus Andronicus. Sempronius. Demetrius, } Sons to Tamora. Aaron, a Moor, beloved by Tamora. Captain, from Titus's Camp. Emilius, a Messenger. Goths, and Romans. Clown. Tamora, Queen of the Goths, and afterwards married to Saturninus. Lavinia, Daughter to Titus Andronicus. Nurfe, with a Black-a-moor Child. Senators, Judges, Officers, Soldiers, and other Attendants. SCENE, Rome; and the Country near it. TITUS ANDRONICUS. (1) ACT I. SCENE, before the Capitol in Rome. Enter the Tribunes and Senators aloft, as in the Senate. Enter Saturninus and his followers, at one door; and Baffianus and his followers, at the other, with Drum and Colours. N SATURNINUS. Oble patricians, patrons of my right, Defend the juftice of my caufe with arms: And countrymen, my loving followers, Plead my fucceffive title with your fwords. I am (1) Titus Andronicus.] This is one of thofe plays which I have always thought, with the better judges, ought not to be acknowledged in the lift of Shakespeare's genuine pieces. And, perhaps, I may give a proof to ftrengthen this opinion, that may put the matter out of queftion. Ben Johnson in the induction to his Bartholomeru Fair, (which made its first appearance in the year 1614) couples Jeronymo and Andronicus together in reputation, and fpeaks of them as plays then of twenty-five or thirty years ftanding. Confequently, Andronicus must have been on the stage, before Shakespeare left Warwickshire to come and refide in London: and I never heard it fo much as intimated, that he had turned his genius to ftage-writing, before he affociated with the players, and became one of their body. However, that he afterwards introduced it a-new on the fcene, with the |