# Publius — Titus Andronicus character guide

> Publius in Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Titus Publius, gentle Publius, Marcus O Publius

**First appearance:** 0000-titus-andronicus

## Snapshot

Marcus's son and Titus's loyal kinsman, the steady hand who binds the empress's sons when the old general's revenge turns literal.

## Who they are

Publius belongs to the Andronici circle that gathers around Titus in his feigned madness, one of the trusted men summoned when the old general needs bodies to seize Chiron and Demetrius. His defining moment is quiet obedience: told to bind the men he recognizes as the empress's sons, he answers only that they do what they are commanded, then makes sure the knots hold and the mouths stay stopped. He matters because the revenge plot needs hands as well as fury, and Publius supplies the unhesitating execution that turns Titus's theatrical scheme into blood.

## In the story

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/titus_andronicus_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iii)

Attends Titus and reports Pluto's message about Revenge and Justice.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/titus_andronicus_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii)

Helps bind Chiron and Demetrius at Titus's command.

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