A Bloody Affair

Well today was the day we went to see Titus Andronicus. I was nervous as soon as I woke up! Going into the play, I was interested to see how they were going to act out such a gory and violent play. I think they did an impressive job with letting the story play out, it just wasn't really my thing. After I saw a girl pass out within 20 minutes of the play starting, I was terrified. Although I didn't love the play because of all of the "senseless violence" I did enjoy getting to experience what it would have been like to see a play in Shakespeare's time, so many years ago. I also learned a lot of things I didn't know on the tour we took before the play. I learned that the Globe has an open roof because in Shakespeare's time plays only took place during the day, because the people who lived in the city of London had to get back across the river and into the gates of London before they were locked. I was shocked when our tour guide also told us that there were several accidents with the play many years ago. Someone was stabbed, and 2 people were accidentally shot at the Rose Theater. I found that absolutely terrifying and I can't imagine how traumatic it would have been watching a play and have to watch that take place. Overall, I enjoyed reading the story of Titus Andronicus, I am glad that I saw the play at the Globe for the experience, but I was not fond of the bloodiness and gore. However, I did enjoy the humor that was added in to somewhat lighten the mood of such a dark play.