Rend
Rend verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.
Tooth
Tooth noun - Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense.
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The play's line "for claw will slash and tooth will rend/there cannot be a happy end".
Source: Series / Penny Dreadful -
The werewolf play at the Grand Guignol in "Demimonde" returns as a Meaningful Echo in "Possession" when Vanessa dreams of Mina repeating the phrase "for claw will slash and tooth will rend/there cannot be a happy end", realizing Mina is at the theatre.
Source: Series / Penny Dreadful
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