Characters

The cast of Titus Andronicus

The people who make Titus Andronicus move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.

Father to Tamora's illegitimate childs

Aaron

Scheming villain and master plotter; lover of Tamora; unapologetic architect of Rome's destruction · Unmarked, but mature and seasoned in villainy

Son of the late Roman emperor; brother to Saturninus

Bassianus

The worthier but powerless younger prince; a man of virtue undone by law

Son of Tamora; brother to Demetrius; half-brother to Aaron's childs

Chiron

Younger son of Tamora; rapist and murderer · Young man

mother; brothers

Demetrius

Lustful son of Tamora; rapist and murderer · young man

Daughter of Titus Andronicus; sister to Lucius, Quintus, and Martius

Lavinia

A noble Roman maiden whose rape and mutilation become the catalyst for total tragedy · Young woman, betrothed at play's start

titus-andronicus; martius; quintus; mutius; lavinias

Lucius

Titus's eldest surviving son and pragmatic military leader who raises a Gothic army to restore Rome · young adult

Brother to Titus Andronicus; uncle to Lucius, Lavinia, Quintus, and Martius

Marcus Andronicus

Titus's brother, tribune of Rome, and emotional witness to the family's destruction · Elderly, though specific age unstated

father; brother; brother; brother; sisters

Martius

Son of Titus Andronicus; soldier and witness to family tragedy

titus-andronicus; lucius; martius; mutius

Quintus Andronicus

Son of Titus; victim of Tamora's framing and execution · Young man

Son of the late emperor; brother to Bassianus

Saturninus

Weak Roman emperor, puppet of Tamora, architect of his own downfall · Adult

Mother of Alarbus, Chiron, and Demetrius; lover of Aarons

Tamora, Queen of the Goths

Ambitious queen and architect of Rome's downfall; transforms from captive to empress to vengeful manipulator · Adult, unspecified

Lucius (eldest surviving son); Lavinia (daughter); Martius and Quintus (sons, executed); Mutius (youngest son, killed by Titus); Marcus Andronicus (brother)s

Titus Andronicus

A Roman general whose pursuit of honor and duty leads to his family's destruction and his own descent into calculated revenge · Over forty; described as aging and weary from war