Martius

Family: Andronicus · Role: son of Titus · First appears: Titus Andronicus · Act I, Scene I

Life events

• Mutius is buried in the family tomb after Titus finally relents.(Titus Andronicus · Act I, Scene I)
  • With: Marcus Lucius Quintus Mutius
  • “Rise, Marcus, rise. The dismall’st day is this that e’er I saw, To be dishonoured by my sons in Rome! Well, bury him, and bury me the next. [They put Mutius in the tomb.]”
• Quintus and Martius discover Bassianus’s murdered body in the pit.(Titus Andronicus · Act II, Scene III)
  • With: Quintus Bassianus
  • “MARTIUS. Lord Bassianus lies berayed in blood, All on a heap, like to a slaughtered lamb, In this detested, dark, blood-drinking pit.”
• Saturninus orders Quintus and Martius imprisoned for Bassianus’s murder.(Titus Andronicus · Act II, Scene III · 📍 prison)
  • With: Saturninus Quintus Bassianus
  • “SATURNINUS. [To Titus.] Two of thy whelps, fell curs of bloody kind, Have here bereft my brother of his life. Sirs, drag them from the pit unto the prison. There let them bide until we have devised Some never-heard-of torturing pain for them.”
• Saturninus refuses Titus’s bail and declares death would be executed upon the accused sons.(Titus Andronicus · Act II, Scene III)
  • With: Saturninus Titus Andronicus Quintus
  • “SATURNINUS. Thou shalt not bail them. See thou follow me. Some bring the murdered body, some the murderers. Let them not speak a word; the guilt is plain; For, by my soul, were there worse end than death, That end upon them should be executed.”
• Quintus and Martius are beheaded, and their heads are returned with Titus’s severed hand.(Titus Andronicus · Act III, Scene I)
  • With: Quintus
  • “Here are the heads of thy two noble sons, And here’s thy hand, in scorn to thee sent back.”

Titus Andronicus · Act I, Scene I

• parent: Titus Andronicus “And with these boys mine honour thou hast wounded.”

Titus Andronicus · Act II, Scene III

• siblings with Quintus “What, art thou fallen? What subtle hole is this, Whose mouth is covered with rude-growing briers,”
• parent: Titus Andronicus “Enter Aaron with two of Titus’ sons, Quintus and Martius.”

Titus Andronicus · Act III, Scene I

• parent: Titus Andronicus “Enter the Judges and Senators, with Titus’ two sons Quintus and Martius bound, passing on the stage to the place of execution, and Titus going before, pleading.”
• siblings with Quintus “Enter the Judges and Senators, with Titus’ two sons Quintus and Martius bound, passing on the stage to the place of execution, and Titus going before, pleading.”
• siblings with Lucius “To rescue my two brothers from their death; For which attempt the judges have pronounced My everlasting doom of banishment.”
• siblings with Lavinia “Thy husband he is dead, and for his death Thy brothers are condemned, and dead by this.”
• elder kin: Marcus “My hand hath been but idle; let it serve To ransom my two nephews from their death;”

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