罗马大将军泰特斯•安德洛尼克斯征战哥特人十年凯旋而归，并俘虏了哥特人皇后塔摩拉及她的儿子们。泰特斯把塔摩拉的长子当作祭品以慰他在战事中死去的十多位儿子。塔摩拉苦苦哀求却无法求得泰特斯的慈悲。自此，她对泰特斯恨之入骨。命运难料，罗马帝王取塔摩拉为后，得势的塔摩拉在嬖奴阿伦的帮助下，开始了对泰特斯的血腥报复。这出被称为莎士比亚最血腥的复仇悲剧，为我们呈现了以侮辱残杀为乐的人们，带给我们关于性、家族和社会的本质思考。

The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeareas most bloody play. Titus is a ruler exhausted by war and loss, who relinquishes power but leaves Rome in disorder. Rape, cannibalism and severed body parts fill the moral void at the heart of this corrupt society. Shakespeareas gory revenge tragedy presents us with murder as entertainment, and, as the body count piles up, poses questions about the nature of sexuality, family, class and society.