Titus Andronicus Review: Bloody Awful, Worthwhile
William Shakespeare is said to have coined several English words and phrases in his first tragedy, "Titus Andronicus," including "Devil incarnate" and "unappeased" " though not, surprisingly, "bloody awful." That is how it has been judged (emphasis on the bloody) by critics from the 17th century ("rubbish") to the 20th: "ridiculous" (Tennessee Williams); "one of [...]