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Lavinia

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Lavinia from Shakespeare's violent play Titus Andronicus. I studied the play in college, and I remember feeling struck by it then. The blood? The animal references? Though it is crazy violent, I find it incredibly interesting. Revenge and betrayal are the blatant themes, but the more interesting ones (at least to me) involve gender, race and power.
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Beautiful depiction of the horrific rape and mutilation of Lavinia. Isn't it amazing that antithesis can be found even beyond the play!