# Titus Andronicus — Character guide

> Key figures in Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.

- [Titus Andronicus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/titus_andronicus.md): Roman general and tragic hero who returns victorious from war, only to suffer devastating losses.
- [Tamora](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/tamora.md): Queen of the Goths, taken captive by Titus, later becomes empress of Rome and seeks revenge.
- [Aaron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/aaron.md): Moorish lover of Tamora, a cunning villain who orchestrates much of the play's cruelty.
- [Lavinia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/lavinia.md): Daughter of Titus, betrothed to Bassianus, brutally raped and mutilated by Tamora's sons.
- [Saturninus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/saturninus.md): Emperor of Rome, marries Tamora and becomes an antagonist to Titus and his family.
- [Marcus Andronicus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/marcus_andronicus.md): Brother of Titus, a Roman tribune who serves as a moral voice and witness to the tragedy.
- [Lucius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/lucius.md): Son of Titus, exiled to the Goths, later returns to lead an army and becomes emperor.
- [Demetrius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/demetrius.md): Son of Tamora, a lustful and cruel prince who participates in Lavinia's rape.
- [Chiron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/chiron.md): Son of Tamora, brother of Demetrius, complicit in the rape and mutilation of Lavinia.
- [Bassianus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/bassianus.md): Brother of Saturninus, betrothed to Lavinia, murdered by Tamora's sons.
- [Young Lucius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/young_lucius.md): Young son of Lucius, grandson of Titus, appears in several scenes as a child.
- [Aemilius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/aemilius.md): Roman nobleman who serves as a messenger between Saturninus and Lucius.
- [Publius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/publius.md): Son of Marcus Andronicus, helps Titus in his revenge plot.
- [Quintus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/quintus.md): Son of Titus, framed for Bassianus's murder and executed.
- [Martius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/martius.md): Son of Titus, framed alongside Quintus for Bassianus's murder and executed.
- [Mutius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/mutius.md): Son of Titus, killed by his own father for opposing him.
- [Nurse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/nurse.md): Tamora's nurse, who brings Aaron's newborn child to him and is killed by him.
- [Alarbus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/alarbus.md): Eldest son of Tamora, sacrificed by Titus's order at the play's opening.
- [Clown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/clown.md): A rustic messenger who delivers Titus's letter to Saturninus and is hanged.
- [Goths](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/goths.md): Gothic army that follows Lucius and later invades Rome.
- [Sempronius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/sempronius.md): A kinsman of Titus, helps in the revenge plot.
- [Caius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/caius.md): A kinsman of Titus, participates in the revenge scheme.
- [Valentine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/valentine.md): A kinsman of Titus, involved in the final revenge plot.
- [Messenger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/titus_andronicus_se/characters/messenger.md): A messenger who brings news to Titus and others.

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