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Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus is a play. A play is like a big, long story that people act out on a stage. It was written a long, long time ago by a man named William Shakespeare. You might have heard of him before, he wrote a lot of famous plays.

The story is about a man named Titus Andronicus who is a warrior. He fights in a war and wins, but then he comes home and has some bad luck. His family is in trouble and his enemies are trying to hurt them.

Some really bad things happen in the play, like people getting killed and hurt. But there are also some funny parts and some bits where people sing or dance.

Overall, Titus Andronicus is a sad and violent play, but it is also very interesting. People still read it and perform it today, even though it was written hundreds of years ago.