The opening scenes of both plays give an exposition that foreshadows the bloody violence that unravels throughout the scenes. Both the scenes present two main male characters advocating for something. In Julius Caesar, Falvius and Murellus are scolding citizens for have such appraisal and acniticpaiton for the return of Caesar for the military triumph, while in Titus Andronicus, Saturninus and Bassianus are asking the massesto determine who shoudl succeed to the throne.
Julius Caesar seems to have the elements of revenge in tragedy in the forthcoming scenes just as Titus Andronicus' main element is revenge. The idea of conspiracies to achieve power or take power from others is prevalent in both plays as well. The opening scene is also smiinar to that of Titus andronicus in the senese that the reader can tell that both are depicting England's anxiety over the succession of leadership. Honor and patriotism are again seen as main elements that drive the characters to make the decisions they do but also serve as major conflicts within the characters self and opposing characters, just as we see in Titus Andronicus.
Falvius and Murellus plan to control the power rather than the traditional family lineage of succession which has led to chaotic turmoil in the past. In this sense, Titus and Andronicus is similar in that different characters are fighting for the power of the deceased emperor of rome.
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