The Goths get their revenge and the pit in the forest is a literal and metaphorical grave of Roman virtue. In this Titus Andronicus Act 2 Scene 3 Quiz we look more closely at the actual dialogue between Tamora and her sons to see how the trap was set.
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Titus Andronicus Act 2 Scene 3 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 2 Scene 3 take place?
- Who enters the scene first?
- What has Aaron hidden in the forest?
- What does Aaron plan to do with the gold?
- Who arrives after Aaron hides the gold?
- Who is accompanying Tamora in the forest?
- What is Tamora pretending to do when she enters?
- Who interrupts Tamora’s meeting with Aaron?
- How do Bassianus and Lavinia treat Tamora?
- What emotion drives Tamora’s response to the insults?
- Who arrives after the argument between Tamora and Lavinia?
- Who kills Bassianus?
- What happens to Lavinia after Bassianus’s murder?
- What physical injuries are inflicted on Lavinia?
- Who orders Chiron and Demetrius to attack Lavinia?
- What does Tamora promise to Chiron and Demetrius after the attack?
- What do Chiron and Demetrius do with Bassianus’s body?
- Who discovers the pit later in the act?
- What is Aaron’s role in the murder?
- What literary device dominates Aaron’s plan?
- What does Tamora’s manipulation of her sons show about her character?
- What object does Aaron use to frame Titus’s sons?
- What theme is emphasized in this scene?
- What animal imagery is used to describe Lavinia’s attack?
- Who is the primary instigator of violence in this scene?
- What motivates Aaron throughout this scene?
- What does the forest symbolize in this act?
- How does Shakespeare contrast nature and humanity in this scene?
- What tone dominates the end of the scene?
- How does this scene shift the play’s direction?