Titus Andronicus, Of Mercy and Vengeance – Oct. 26, 2009
- Written as an answer for a class blog question in my Introduction to Shakespeare class at Barstow Community College (B.C.C.).
Mercy and kindness, you know them not
Queen Tamora this vengeance your heart will rot
Poison tongue and cruel plans manipulate your offspring
Your webs and intrigues lead into each deadly offing
Vengeance is your guide and goad
You’ve sent your sons down a deadly road
There is no hope of turning back
Rises the crimson tide and the corpses stack
Titus’ regret and irretrievable actions
Stoking vile fires of Gothic passions
Silence enforced at the end of a sword
Lavinia’s beauty left unguarded by her dead ward
Sweetest mercy and healing kindness
Lost forever in a vengeful blindness
Eternal rest left out of reach
Peace and forgiveness cruel heart can’t breach
All could’ve been prevented
Had Titus just relented
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