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Lavinia
Lucius is one of Titus’ sons and the only one to survive the entirety of the play. After being exiled from Rome, he goes to the Goths and raises an army to challenge Saturninus. He has the popular support of the Roman people and, at the end of the play, promises to return Rome to its former greatness.
Lucius Quotes in Titus Andronicus
The Titus Andronicus quotes below are all either spoken by Lucius or refer to Lucius. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
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Suffer thy brother Marcus to inter
His noble nephew here in virtue’s nest,
That died in honor and Lavinia’s cause.
Thou art a Roman; be not barbarous.
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I’ll find a day to massacre them all
And raze their faction and their family,
The cruel father and his traitorous sons.
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Act 3, Scene 1
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O noble father, you lament in vain.
The Tribunes hear you not; no man is by,
And you recount your sorrows to a stone.
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Why, foolish Lucius, dost thou not perceive
That Rome is but a wilderness of tigers?
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Sweet father, cease your tears, for at your grief
See how my wretched sister sobs and weeps.
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Act 5, Scene 3
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There’s meed for meed, death for a deadly deed.
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Lucius Quotes in Titus Andronicus
The Titus Andronicus quotes below are all either spoken by Lucius or refer to Lucius. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1, Scene 1
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Suffer thy brother Marcus to inter
His noble nephew here in virtue’s nest,
That died in honor and Lavinia’s cause.
Thou art a Roman; be not barbarous.
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I’ll find a day to massacre them all
And raze their faction and their family,
The cruel father and his traitorous sons.
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Act 3, Scene 1
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O noble father, you lament in vain.
The Tribunes hear you not; no man is by,
And you recount your sorrows to a stone.
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Why, foolish Lucius, dost thou not perceive
That Rome is but a wilderness of tigers?
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Sweet father, cease your tears, for at your grief
See how my wretched sister sobs and weeps.
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Act 5, Scene 3
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There’s meed for meed, death for a deadly deed.
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