"Playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616) makes frequent use of the Philomela myth—most notably in his tragedy "Titus Andronicus" (c. 1588–1593) where characters directly reference Tereus and Philomela in commenting on rape and mutilation of Lavinia by Aaron, Chiron, and Demetrius.Prominent allusions to Philomela also occur in the depiction of Lucrece in "The Rape of Lucrece", in the depiction of Imogen in "Cymbeline," and in Titania's lullaby in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" where she asks Philomel to "sing in our sweet lullaby".