An emotion present in both texts and the play is raw anger as actions in the play and text of Titus Andronicus are ones that force the character to act and react with these emotions enforced upon them, as well as Titus Andronicus the poem also expresses anger towards the actions of the innocent soldiers, yet the raw anger is more withheld and disguised by fear for them. The anger is not directed at the characters,bathe soldiers, but the naiveness of them to willingly step into war, with the guarantee of dying.

“Not I, till I have sheath’d
My rapier in his bosom, and withal”

This is a quote from an argument between two brothers, they are arguing to express their love towards