In the play, Titus Andronicus, Lavinia is mostly recognized for her chastity, virtue, innocence, and her dutifulness, while the conflict of revenge robs her of these very characteristics. The characters in the play only recognize Lavinia for these qualities, and do not consider her personality or who she is as a human being. She is the very possession these men lust for and why her family values her so much. After her terrible tragedy, she is no longer desirable, not only to the lustful men, but her family as well. Lavinia's newly formed handicaps are what fuel the fire for the vengeance Titus and Lucius obsess over.
             The basic idea of revenge is what makes this particular play function. Lavinia contributes to a lot of the obsession of revenge due to her horrible tragedy. Her sweet and innocent character can transform people from being once humane, into vengeful beasts. For example, right before her fate, Lavinia pleads with Tamora to please do not let Chiron and Demetrius rape her, but kill her instead. Tamora refuses to listen to her pleas and Lavinia replies, "No grace? No womanhood? Ah, beastly creature!/The blot and enemy to our general name!/Confusion fall–." (line 930, Act 2, scene 3). Tamora was once in Lavinia's position pleading for her son, Alabras' life, but through Titus received no remorse. The tables have turned and now Tamora has the control to get back at Titus through Lavina, which she does out of retribution for her loss.
             When Titus encounters what has happened to his beautiful daughter, he transforms from a noble Roman to a vengeful beast. His anger and hurt are too much and his character cannot take it, "It was my deer; and he wounded her/ Hath hurt me more than killed me dead:/ For now I stand upon a rock/ Environed with a wilderness of sea,/ Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave,/ Expecting ever when some envious surge/ Will in his brinish
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