In Titus Andronicus, what is the name of Tamora's lover?

In Titus Andronicus, Tamora’s lover is Aaron the Moor.

Aaron is a powerful and manipulative figure in Shakespeare’s tragedy. He arrives in Rome as Tamora’s secret lover after Titus Andronicus returns from war with Tamora, the captive Queen of the Goths. When Saturninus becomes emperor and marries Tamora, Aaron remains her ally and helps her pursue revenge against Titus and his family.

Aaron engineers some of the play’s most horrific acts. He persuades Tamora’s sons, Chiron and Demetrius, to murder Bassianus and assault Lavinia, then helps frame Titus’s sons for the crime. Later, Aaron protects the child he has fathered with Tamora—a baby whose mixed ancestry would endanger him at court—by fleeing with the infant.

A common mix-up is to choose Chiron or Demetrius because they are Tamora’s sons and collaborators. Saturninus is another tempting option because he is Tamora’s husband and emperor, but he is not her secret lover. Aaron is also notable as one of Shakespeare’s most prominent Black characters and as the play’s principal agent of intrigue and violence.