He uses the example of a swan’s black legs, which never change color even though they are in water for a huge portion of the animal’s life. This quotation shows us how Aaron seems to have developed a bias towards his skin color being superior than everyone else’s; possibly as a method to ease the pain that may come from being considered a lower class citizen in his society. Furthermore, during the dinner between the Andronici they notice a fly, and when Titus’s brother kills it, Titus becomes upset, arguing that it probably had a father and a mother who would now be tormented. However, after Titus’s brother states that it does not matter because it is a black fly like Aaron, Titus’s becomes pleased and finds the statement humorous, as illustrated …show more content…
Although we see Aaron as one of the cruelest characters in the play, he is actually caring--to some extent. It is also apparent that Aaron, unlike Titus seems to care about the wellbeing of his children due to the fact that when the nurse came with his son, demanding that he kill it in order to prevent the queen from being dishonored, he did not hesitate in murdering the nurse as a consequence of the nurse disrespecting both his child and his own skin color as illustrated by the following quote, ”A joyless, dismal, black, and sorrowful issue: Here is the babe, as loathsome as a toad ]Amongst the fairest breeders of our clime: The empress sends it thee, thy stamp, thy seal, And bids thee christen it with thy dagger’s point” (sadsasd). This quote once again reveals the derogatory connotations of having a dark skin tone, as the nurse--presumably another character of light complexion--undermines the life of a child and uses the child’s skin tone as a reason for why Aaron should kill him. Moreover, Aaron would rather sacrifice his own life, if it means he could save the life of his child, ”Lucius, save the child, And bear it from me to the