# Tarquin — Poetry character guide

> Tarquin in Poetry by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lust - breathed Tarquin, Lust, Enchanted Tarquin, Sextus Tarquinius, Lucius Tarquinius

**First appearance:** 0001-the-rape-of-lucrece

## Who they are

The lustful prince who rapes Lucrece, sparking a political revolt.

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