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Old 02-06-2003, 02:00 AM   #1
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research before u diss. this play is based upon the book of ovid of Tereus, procne and philomela....Titus was very respected and respectful to the emperor (dead) and this movie is a play if u didnt get that
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Old 03-05-2003, 02:00 AM   #2
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wow . . .

Yeah, what the guy who commented before me said. Titus had a very comprehensive knowledge of the political climate and the arena in which he was operating. Every decision he made was informed by the rigid expectations of the state and he did everything he was supposed to as a good soldier and a good statesman. It may have resulted in his downfall, but nothing that happened was because of political ignorance on his part.<br> By the way, I'm not sure what your conception of a full-blooded black baby is, as the majority of black people in the united states more than likely have some amount "white" genetics, due to the plantation practices of raping female slaves, and many of the descendants of these women still have relatively dark skin. It is entirely possible for the child of a black person and a white person to be of darker complexion than either of the parents, simply because of the different allele combinations available.<br><br>(p.s. Woes is not a verb)
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Old 04-17-2003, 02:00 AM   #3
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With others having so brillantly illustrated the shortcomings of this commentary, (shortcomings read STUPIDITY) no more need be said.
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Old 05-16-2004, 02:00 AM   #4
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Sucks. I repeat, your opinion sucks. Titus was abiding to the code, the code of warriors and the state. As a soldier he was bound to these and hence had no choice in the matter. You are suggesting that he should have broke the code, and destroy his character. What would the effect of the play be if we didn't see Titus as a strong military figure bound to the rules of the state of Rome? And don't think the rest of you are any better. You're all losers for reading and talking about this garbage. I had to do it for school, it blows. Once I am done this asignment I am burning the book and dvd. You're all dorks.
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Old 05-24-2005, 07:07 PM   #5
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Who woes for Titus

I never read the literature but I have seen the film. Titus was to much the military man and the religious zealot. He could have spared Tamora's older son and prevented himself a whole lot of pain and death. Titus reaped what he sowed. Of course it is not Titus fault that he is what he is. A Roman commander showing compassion was considered weak and to be scorn so Titus only acted on what was dictated for a man of his position. Another thing, Titus is not well educated nor familiar with the political arena. He voted for Saturninus based on him being the elder and out of respect for his deceased Emperor. Had he chosen correctly Bassianus as Emperor he would have bypassed Tamora's revenge. By the way it is genetically impossible for a white woman to have a full blooded black baby unless it was only theaterics.<br>
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