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Quotation from Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

“For I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Young Lucius)

Titus Andronicus, Act IV, Scene I (Project Gutenberg #1507)

The boy explains why he fled from Lavinia when she chased him for his books, recalling Hecuba, who ran mad for sorrow.

Citation: "For I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad" — William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act IV, Scene I (Project Gutenberg #1507). (id titus-andronicus-q8)

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