Why does every tragedy have to end in a pile of bodies before the state can be brought back to order? This Titus Andronicus Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz ends with a table of horrors. Think about the ending of the play as you answer the last set of questions.
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Titus Andronicus Act 5 Scene 3 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 5 Scene 3 take place?
- Who arrives first at the start of the scene?
- Who accompanies Lucius into Rome?
- What does Lucius bring with him?
- Who pleads with the Romans to spare Lucius’s life?
- What is Lucius’s demand before speaking to the emperor?
- Who enters with Saturninus during the scene?
- What does Saturninus accuse Lucius of?
- What shocking act does Titus commit during the banquet?
- Why does Titus kill Lavinia?
- What does Titus reveal about the pie served at the feast?
- How does Tamora react to Titus’s revelation?
- What does Titus do immediately after revealing the pie’s contents?
- Who kills Titus?
- Who kills Saturninus?
- What happens to Tamora’s body after her death?
- What is Aaron’s punishment decreed by Lucius?
- What does Aaron say about repentance?
- What final emotion does Aaron express?
- Who is declared emperor at the end of the play?
- What does Lucius order for Titus and Lavinia?
- What does Marcus deliver near the end of the play?
- Which theme reaches its climax in this scene?
- What does the banquet symbolize in this scene?
- What is the fate of Tamora’s sons?
- How does Shakespeare use irony in this scene?
- What does Lucius’s leadership symbolize?
- What is the moral conflict highlighted in Titus’s death?
- What emotion dominates the end of the play?
- What final message does the play leave with the audience?