Book Review: Titus Andronicus & Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare

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Book Review: Titus Andronicus & Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare

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For “Titus Andronicus”: 5 full stars.

A very gruesome play with morally grey characters. Rome is in cahoots with its brash leaders. Every character in this play felt so vivid and real. The drama in this play just never ends. Rape, killings, serving live flesh, etc. Shakespeare is at his best in this play; presenting troubling parallels between good and evil.

For “Timon of Athens”: 3 stars.

It was a repetitive snooze fest after reading “Titus Andronicus.” I loved the character of Apemantus; he’s a savage, a comedian but also the moral high ground of the story; presenting facts as they are: riches can’t buy friendship nor loyalty. He’s the type of realist cynic you can’t help but to relate to and admire. Timon, himself, was a disappointment that ends up being a veritable cynic… the despicable kind although the sympathy we feel for him. 

“Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch.” 

“In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show your pain. To suffer is as human as to breathe.” 

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