In “Titus Andronicus,” the Queen of the Goths is Tamora. She enters the play as a prisoner brought to Rome by Titus Andronicus after his victory over the Goths.
Titus orders Tamora’s eldest son, Alarbus, sacrificed to avenge his own dead sons. Tamora’s grief and fury begin the revenge cycle at the heart of the tragedy. After Titus refuses the Roman throne and supports Saturninus, Saturninus marries Tamora, making her Empress of Rome.
From that position, Tamora plots against Titus and his family, aided by her sons Chiron and Demetrius and her lover Aaron. She is sometimes confused with Lavinia, Titus’s daughter and one of her principal victims, or with Aaron, the Moorish villain who helps carry out her schemes. Tamora’s final revenge fails: Titus serves Chiron and Demetrius to her in a pie before killing her, and Lucius later kills Saturninus.