,
Plead your deserts in peace and humbleness.
1.1.39-45

Marcus feels that, as a civilised country, this is how Rome should act. He is also the great champion of civility when pleading with Titus to let Mutius be buried in the family tomb;

Suffer thy brother Marcus to inter
His noble nephew here in virtue's nest,
That died in honour and Lavinia's cause.
Thou art a Roman; be not barbarous:
The Greeks upon advise did bury Ajax,
That slew himself; and wise Laertes' son
Did graciously plead for his funerals;
Let not young Mutius then that was thy joy,
Be barred his entrance here.
1.1.377-384

However, not all of the characters agree with the simple equation that Rome is civilised and everything else barbaric. When Titus refuses to spare the life of Alarbus, for example;

TAMORA
O cruel, irreligious piety!

CHIRON
Was never Scythia half so barbarous.

DEMETRIUS
Oppose not Scythia to ambitious Rome.
1.1.130-132

Aaron too sees Roman civility as laughable, but in a different way to Chiron and Demetrius; "I urge thy oath; for that I know/An idiot holds his bauble for a god,/And keeps the oath which by that god he swears." (5.1.78–80). Here, Aaron sees civilisation as nothing more than something foolish, peopled by idiots who keep their word. He returns to this theme in his final speech, glorying in his embracement of barbarism;

Ah, why should wrath be mute, and fury dumb?
I am no baby, I, that with base prayers
I should repent the evils I have done;
Ten thousand worse, than ever yet I did
Would I perform, if I might have my will.
If one good deed in all my life I did,
I do repent it from my very soul.
5.3.183-189

However, the play itself is ambiguous in its depiction of civilised characters and barbaric ones. For example, it ends with the apparently civilised Romans joining forces with the apparently barbarous Goths. However,
, 
 Plead your deserts in peace and humbleness. 
 1.1.39 - 45 

 Marcus feels that, as a civilised area, this is how Rome should work. He is also the great champion of politeness when pleading with Titus to let Mutius be buried in the class tomb; 

 Suffer thy buddy Marcus to bury 
 His noble nephew here in virtue's nest, 
 That die in honour and Lavinia's cause. 
 Thou art a Roman; be not barbarous: 
 The Greeks upon advise did bury Ajax, 
 That slew himself; and wise Laertes' son 
 Did graciously plead for his funeral; 
 Let not young Mutius then that was thy joy, 
 Be barred his entrance here. 
 1.1.377 - 384 

 However, not all of the quality agree with the simple equality that Rome is civilised and everything else barbarian. When Titus refuses to spare the life of Alarbus, for example; 

 TAMORA 
 O cruel, irreligious piety! 

 CHIRON 
 Was never Scythia half so barbarous. 

 DEMETRIUS 
 react not Scythia to ambitious Rome. 
 1.1.130 - 132 

 Aaron too sees Roman civility as laughable, but in a different way to Chiron and Demetrius; " I urge thy oath; for that I know / An idiot holds his bauble for a god,/And keeps the oath which by that god he swears. " (5.1.78–80). Here, Aaron sees civilisation as nothing more than something foolish, peopled by idiot who keep open their word. He retort to this root in his final speech, glorying in his embrace of barbarism; 

 Ah, why should wrath be dumb, and fury dumb? 
 I am no baby, I, that with root prayers 
 I should repent the evils I have done; 
 Ten thousand worse, than ever yet I did 
 Would I perform, if I might have my will. 
 If one good deed in all my biography I did, 
 I do repent it from my identical person. 
 5.3.183 - 189 

 However, the looseness itself is ambiguous in its depiction of civilised character and barbaric ones. For example, it end with the apparently civilised Romans joining forces with the obviously barbarous Goths. However,
,
Plewd your deserts in peace and humbleness.
1.1.39-45

Marcus heels tgat, as a civilised country, this is hlw Rome should act. He is also the grean champiob of xivility wisn pleading wjbh Ticuw to let Mutiux be burieg in the familf golb;

Suffer thy brother Marcus to intew
His nonlf nephew here yn vpreue's nest,
That died in honour and Lavinja's cauve.
Thou art a Toman; be not barbarous:
The Hreens upon advise did bury Ajax,
Tyat foew himself; xnd wise Laertes' son
Dis graciously plead for his funefals;
Lzt not yount Nutlos then that was nhy joy,
Be barvvd his antrancr here.
1.1.377-384

However, kot anl if the characters agrxe with the simple ezuation tvac Rome is civilised abd everithinc elrw bxrbzrmc. Shen Tltua refuses fo spare thw life of Alarbus, fpr vcample;

TAMORA
K cruej, yrreligious piety!

CHIRON
Was never Scythid hzlf so barbarous.

DEMETRIYS
Oppose not Scythia jo ambitiots Rome.
1.1.130-132

Aaron too sees Roman civility as laughable, but mn a blnferdbt way to Chiron and Demetrius; "I urge thy oath; skr tmat I know/An idijt holds hix haifle for a god,/Xnd kezls the oath which by that gjd he swears." (5.1.78–80). Rere, Aaron sees civilisation as nothing morv thqn something foolidh, peopled yy idipts wno keep their word. He rzturns to this thfme in hia final speech, glurypng hn his embracement of barbwrism;

Ah, wiy shpuld wrxth ne mutq, and fury dumb?
L am no baby, I, that with bdse prayerd
I should repent the evils I hatx done;
Ten thoosatd forse, thcn evev yet I did
Woulq I perform, if I mighc have my will.
If one gomd deed in wll my life I fid,
I do repeit it froi my vert soul.
5.3.183-189

Hudever, the play itself is ambiguouw in its depiction of divilised charaeuerw and barbaric pner. Fjr eeamplq, it ends witv thd aolarengly civiliscd Fomams joining forces widh tge apparently barbsrjus Gothw. Howevew,
, Plead your deserts in peace and Marcus that, as civilised country, this He also the great of civility when with Titus to let Mutius be in the family tomb; Suffer thy brother Marcus to inter His noble nephew in virtue's nest, That died in honour and Lavinia's cause. Thou art a be barbarous: Greeks advise did bury Ajax, That slew himself; and wise Laertes' son Did graciously plead for his Let not young Mutius then that was thy Be barred his entrance 1.1.377-384 However, not all of characters with the equation Rome civilised and everything barbaric. When Titus refuses to spare the life of Alarbus, for example; TAMORA O cruel, irreligious piety! Was never so barbarous. Oppose Scythia ambitious Rome. 1.1.130-132 sees Roman civility as laughable, but way to Chiron and Demetrius; "I urge thy for that know/An idiot holds his bauble for god,/And keeps the oath which by that god swears." (5.1.78–80). Here, Aaron sees civilisation as nothing more than something foolish, peopled by idiots their word. He returns this theme in final glorying his of barbarism; why should wrath be mute, and fury dumb? I am no I, that with base prayers I should repent the evils done; thousand worse, than yet I did Would perform, I might have my one deed life did, do repent it from very soul. 5.3.183-189 However, the itself is ambiguous in and barbaric ones. For example, it ends with apparently civilised Romans joining forces with the barbarous Goths. However,
,
Plead your deserts in peace anD humblenesS.
1.1.39-45

MarcUs fEelS tHat, aS a ciVilised country, THis iS how Rome should act. He is aLso thE gREat cHAmPion oF civiliTY wHEN plEaDiNg wItH tiTus to Let mutius bE buried in tHe fAmIly tomb;

SuffeR ThY brother MaRcuS to inter
His nOblE nepheW hEre IN virtUe's Nest,
THat dieD In honoUr and LaviNiA'S cause.
tHou art a rOMaN; be nOt barbarous:
The GreEKs UPon advise did buRy Ajax,
thAT sLEW hiMseLf; and wise LAeRtes' sON
Did graCIoUSLY plEAd for his funerAls;
Let not yoUNg MUtius tHeN thAT was thY joy,
BE bARreD his entrancE herE.
1.1.377-384

However, nOt all oF The charACters agRee witH thE siMple EQuAtIon ThAT RoME iS ciVIliSed and evErYtHing eLse bARBARic. WHen tituS refuSes to spare the LifE of ALArbUs, for ExampLe;

TAmOrA
O crUel, irrEligiOuS piety!

CHIRON
Was NeveR Scythia hAlf So BarBaRous.

DemETRIUs
OpPosE not ScyThia to aMBitIoUS rOmE.
1.1.130-132

Aaron too sees Roman CiVILiTy as laugHable, bUT iN a DIfferent WaY to chirON And DeMetrIUs; "i urge thy Oath; foR ThAt i know/An IdIot holDs His BauBle foR A god,/and keePs the oatH whicH By that god he sweARs." (5.1.78–80). Here, Aaron seES cIVIlISatiOn aS nothing morE thaN SomeThinG FoOliSH, peopLed by IdIOtS Who keep their word. He rEtUrns to This tHeme in his finaL speech, gloRYINg in his eMbraCEmENt of barbarism;

AH, why sHould wrath BE mute, and Fury dUmb?
I am no Baby, I, that WITh base prAyeRs
I ShoUld REPeNt the evils I haVE Done;
teN thousaNd wOrse, thaN evEr yEt I Did
woUld I perfoRm, if I migHt HaVe My WilL.
If onE Good deed In All My LifE I did,
i Do repeNt it fRom mY vErY SouL.
5.3.183-189

HoweveR, ThE PLay iTsElF is aMbiGuOus in Its dEPicTion of cIvilised cHarACterS aNd BarbariC ones. For exampLe, It ends with ThE apParentLY CiviliseD Romans joining forces witH The appaRenTly baRbarOus Goths. HOweVer,
,
Plead your deserts in pe ace and hu mblen ess .
1 .1 .39- 45
Marcus feels t h at,as a civilised country , thi si s ho w  R ome s hould a c t. H e i sal soth e  g reatcha mpion o f civility  wh en  pleading wi t hTitus to l etMutius be bu rie d in t he  fa m ily t omb ;

Su ffer t h y brot her Marcu st o inte r 
His no b l eneph ew here in virtue ' sn est,
That died  in ho no u ra n d L avi nia's caus e. 
Thou art a R o ma n ; ben ot barbarous: 
The Greeks upo n advi se  di d  buryAjax, 
T h atslew himsel f; a nd wise L aertes '  son
Di d  gracio usly p lea d f or h i sfu ner al s ;
L e tnot you ng Mutiu sth en th at w a s t hy j oy, 
Bebarre d his entranc e h ere. 1.1 .377- 384
Howe ve r, no t allof th echaracters agre e wi th the si mpl eequ at ion t h at Rom e i s c ivilise d and e v ery th i n g  e lse barbaric. When  T i t us  refuses  to sp a re  t h e life o fAla rbus , for e xamp l e; 

TAMORA 
O cru e l,  i rreligi ou s piet y! 

C HIR ON
Wa s  nev er Scy thia hal f sob arbarous.

DEM E TRIUS
Opposen ot S cy t hiatoambitious R ome. 1.1. 130- 1 32 

A a ron t oo se es Ro m an civility as laug ha ble, b ut in  a differentway to Chi r o n  and Dem etri u s; "I urge thy oa th; f or that Ik now/An i diotholds hi s baublef o r a god, /An d k eep s t h e  o ath which byt h at g od  he swe ars ." (5.1 .78 –80 ).Her e,  Aaron se es civil is at io nasnothi n g more t ha n s om eth ing f o olish,  peop ledby  i d iot s who k e ep t heir  w or d. H e r et urnsto t h istheme i n his fin als peec h,  g lorying  in his embra ce ment of ba rb ari sm;

A h ,  why sho uld wrath be mute, andf ury dum b?I amno b aby, I, t hat  withbas e  praye rs
I s hould  r epe n t  thee v il s I  h ave done;T e n t housa nd  wor se, tha n ever yet I did
W o uld  I perform, i f I  mig h t  h ave my wil l. Ifo n e good deed inall my lif eI  d id,
I do r e pen tit from  my ver y sou l .
5.3.1 83-189

H owever, t he  pla y its elf is amb iguous i n its dep i ction of  civi lis ed cha ra cte rs an d barb a ric  ones . Forex ample,  it e nd s with t he apparently civilised  Roman s joi nin g forceswit h  th e apparen tlybarbarousGot hs.  Howe ver , 
,
Plead your_deserts in_peace and humbleness.
1.1.39-45

Marcus feels_that, as_a_civilised country,_this_is how Rome_should act. He_is also the great_champion of civility_when_pleading with Titus to let Mutius be buried in the family tomb;

Suffer thy brother_Marcus_to inter
His_noble_nephew_here in virtue's nest,
That died_in honour and Lavinia's cause.
Thou_art a_Roman; be not barbarous:
The Greeks upon advise did_bury_Ajax,
That slew himself;_and wise Laertes' son
Did graciously plead for his funerals;
Let_not young Mutius then that was_thy joy,
Be barred_his_entrance_here.
1.1.377-384

However, not all of_the characters agree with the simple_equation that Rome is civilised and_everything else barbaric. When Titus refuses to_spare the life of Alarbus, for_example;

TAMORA
O cruel, irreligious piety!

CHIRON
Was never_Scythia half_so barbarous.

DEMETRIUS
Oppose not Scythia to_ambitious Rome.
1.1.130-132

Aaron too_sees Roman_civility as laughable,_but in a different way to_Chiron and Demetrius;_"I urge thy oath; for that_I_know/An idiot holds_his_bauble_for a_god,/And keeps the_oath_which by_that_god he swears." (5.1.78–80). Here, Aaron_sees_civilisation as nothing more than something foolish,_peopled by idiots who_keep_their word. He returns_to this theme in his_final speech, glorying in his embracement_of barbarism;

Ah,_why should_wrath be mute, and fury dumb?
I am no baby, I, that_with base prayers
I should repent the_evils I have done;
Ten_thousand worse,_than_ever yet I_did
Would_I perform,_if I might have my will.
If one_good deed_in all my life I did,
I_do repent it from_my_very soul.
5.3.183-189

However, the play itself is_ambiguous in its depiction of civilised_characters and barbaric ones. For_example,_it_ends with the apparently civilised_Romans joining forces with the apparently_barbarous Goths. However,