Looking back to the opening scene of the film “Titus” directed by Julie Taylor, we find the soldiers marching in perfect unison, all on one accord. I believe this was an artistic choice to show visually the drastic change in the military and the country; wherein, later, the ever loyal Titus will call Rome, “…a wilderness of tigers.” (3.1.54) Titus is finally led to this conclusion after having his daughter violated by the emperor’s stepsons, having his two sons unjustly accused of murder and being tricked into cutting off his own hand to save the lives of those sons’, which did not accomplish its goal. Titus feels like his service to his country has been for nothing. As many Roman men felt that a life in the military was no longer rewarding, and as they chose not to become a part of the government, it
Looking back to the opening scene of the film “Titus” directed by Julie Taylor, we find the soldiers marching in perfect unison, all on one accord. I believe this was an artistic choice to show visually the drastic change in the military and the country; wherein, later, the ever loyal Titus will call Rome, “…a wilderness of tigers.” (3.1.54) Titus is finally led to this conclusion after having his daughter violated by the emperor’s stepsons, having his two sons unjustly accused of murder and being tricked into cutting off his own hand to save the lives of those sons’, which did not accomplish its goal. Titus feels like his service to his country has been for nothing. As many Roman men felt that a life in the military was no longer rewarding, and as they chose not to become a part of the government, it