* Disclaimer: I did not attend the Titus viewing so I can’t really talk about Titus in the film.
After reading V for Vendetta, I saw revenge depicted in a much more dramatic way than in Titus Andronicus. For example, V in the novel used his revenge to help free the people (at least in his mind). His vendetta was something bigger than him. On the contrary, revenge in Titus Andronicus as purely personal. Aaron took revenge on the Andronci for harming his lover, Tamora. Likewise, Titus took revenge on Tamora’s sons for their rape and mutilation of Lavinia. In this instance, all the characters were taking revenge due to a personal offense versus a group wrongdoing. (One could consider the Andronci a group, but their in the same family, so it doesn’t count). Now, V’s revenge in the movie is depicted a bit differently than V’s revenge in the book. I think it was more of a personal thing at first that eventually developed into a bigger motive. It wasn’t that V himself was acting off of personal offense (you didn’t actually get to see much of him at Larkhill). It was more like the way the story was laid out made it seem more personal. For example, the way that V focused on certain people, but the audience didn’t know they worked for Norsefire (or at least it wasn’t as clear to me as it was in the book). Towards the end of the movie, I could definitely see that V was a movement, not just a person. This was especially obvious in the scene where everyone donned a Guy Fawkes mask and marched toward parliament. Overall, I think Titus Andronicus as well as V for Vendetta, the book and movie form, show audiences two very important versions of revenge. Titus show revenge at it’s most personal and bloodiest level (I believe so). Each person is driven by their own emotions, anger, and bitterness. On the other, V illustrates that while revenge can be personal, sometimes your actions are part of a much bigger picture.
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