What are some of shakespeares most famous sayings from plays?

Answer 1

This could be a long one.

To be or not to be

That is the question

Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortunes

Or take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them

To die

To sleep

No more and by a sleep say we end the heartache and the thousand natural sorrows that flesh is heir to

Tis a consumnation devoutly to be wished

To die

To sleep

To sleep perchance to dream aye there's the rub

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come.

Hamlet, Third Soliloquy

Oh Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo

Deny thy father and refuse thy name

Or if thou wilt not be but sworn my love

And I'll no longer be a Capulet

(Romeo: Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?)

It is but thy name which is my enemy

Thou art thyself, and not a Montague

What is Montague? It is not hand, nor foot

Nor arm, nor leg, nor any other part of man

What is a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet

As Romeo would, were he not Romeo called

Retain that dear perfection which he owes

Romeo and Juliet, Juliet speaking, Act 2 Scene 2 (also known as the balcony scene)

Probably best known from that short mononlogue is thus

What is a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

Which is often abbreviated to

A rose by any other name

Another famous (though shorter) quote is from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Et tu, Brutus?

This one is from Richard III

A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!

The Julius Caesar quote is uttered by Julius when he is being assasinated and sees that his best friend Brutus is amongst the assasins and the quote from Richard III is showing Richard himself upon the battlefield in a rather bad light! He would give up his kingdom if only he would survive. In the play he is depicted as a coward and a villain.

Hope I helped!