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- She begs him not to kill her son Alarbus, but when he does she vows revenge against him. When Saturninus takes her as his wife, she gains the opportunity to plot revenge, and helps Aaron, Demetrius, and Chiron as they avenge Alarbus through the rape and mutilation of Lavinia, the deaths of Quintus and Martius, and the exile of Lucius.
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Just because Tamora marries Saturninus doesn't mean she's going to give up her super-secret and super-steamy relationship with Aaron. When Bassianus and Lavinia catch her and Aaron in the woods, they see her extramarital affair as a "detested" act. Believe me, Queen, your swart Cimmerian.
May 13, 2014 · Tamora’s most heinous and unjustifiable of these evil deeds in the play occurs when she demands that her sons Demetrius (Samuel Edward-Cook) and Chiron (Brian Martin) carry out the rape and dismemberment of Titus’s daughter Lavinia (Flora Spencer-Longhurst).
Titus, a general in the Roman army, presents Tamora, Queen of the Goths, as a slave to the new Roman emperor, Saturninus. Saturninus takes her as his wife. From this position, Tamora vows revenge against Titus for killing her son. Titus and his family retaliate, leading to a cycle of violence.
Apr 5, 2024 · The late emperor’s son Saturninus is supposed to marry Titus’s daughter Lavinia; however, when his brother Bassianus runs away with her instead, Saturninus marries Tamora. Saturninus and Tamora then plot revenge against Titus.
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Jan 1, 2013 · In Act 2, when Lavinia appeals to Tamora, as one woman to another, to prevent Chiron and Demetrius from raping her, Tamora ignores this appeal to fellow feeling as Titus ignored hers. Tamora has a son to avenge, as Titus will have a daughter.
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Saturninus agrees, feigns forgiveness for Titus and his family, and suggests that a double wedding take place the next day, with Tamora and Lavinia brides to himself and Bassianus. Act 2, Scene 1. Tamora's servant and lover, Aaron the Moor, celebrates his queen's new title as empress of Rome.
