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...Lavinia R. Mitroi '12 had a slightly more PG story. “When I saw the e-mail I sort of gasped,” she said. “I then called my parents, who then proceeded to tell the waiter at whatever place they were eating at that I had gotten...
When Olga I. Zhulina ’09 stood alone amidst a grove of red flags, holding out forearms swathed in red scarves as the raped and amputated Lavinia in “Titus Andronicus,” my appreciation for the scene’s aesthetics conflicted with my revulsion at the violence. It wasn’t a long battle. Lavinia’s over-dramatic helplessness soon led me to silently echo Tamora’s (Cecilia I. Soler ’08) moan of impatience with Lavinia’s interminable groveling...
...evident in Titus Andronicus. There is revenge, lust, and violence galore. The staple characters are all present: a slutty Queen, an evil Emperor, a vengeful son and brother (Lucius, played by Christopher N. Hanley ’07-’08), and even an Ophelia-like Lavinia...
...Chiron (Jason R. Vartikar-McCullough ’11 and Daniel R. Pecci ’09) are chillingly rambunctious and buffoonish in their cruelty. There is a particularly searing moment when they execute Lavinia’s rape scene completely aurally from off stage. The red-bandaged, mutilated Lavinia then staggers pathetically back onstage. The effect is shocking...
...play in “Titus Andronicus”?JVM: I play Demetrius, who is the son of Tamora, Queen of the Goths.RR: What’s his role in the story?JVM: I have a brother named Chiron, and the two of us go and essentially rape Lavinia. We cut off her arms and we cut out her tongue. We are essentially the antagonists of the play.RR: Are there any evil villains who inspire you for this role?JVM: Not really.RR: What’s the most gruesome scene in the play?JVM: I guess the most gruesome scene...