Why was the play so rejected at the time?
This question lead to an enquiry which was found to disprove the statement in the question as the play Titus Andronicus was very popular in the time at which it was written and played. The play was not rejected but simply did not meet its commercial potential, meaning the money invested was not overrun by the profit made from it. The play was criticised majorly for the severity of violence but was still watched with full audiences regularly.
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