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"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.", 2.5.156
Pericles"Why, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.", 2.1.29 Henry VIII"A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.", 3.2.379 Henry VI, Part II"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.", 4.2.84 Richard III"Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York.", 1.1.1"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
Henry V"Once more unto the breach, dear friends""The game's afoot."
"Band of brothers"
Henry IV, Part II"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.", 3.1.31 Romeo and Juliet"O, Romeo Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
"But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
"Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow." act ii, sc. ii, l. 184
"He jests at scars, that never felt a wound."
"If I profane with my un-worthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this, my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
"A plague o' both your houses!"
Hamlet"A little more than kin and less than kind"
"To be or not to be? That is the question."
"Neither a borrower nor lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry"
"What a piece of work is man!"
"More matter with less art"
"O, what a noble mind is here overthrown"
"Get thee to a nunnery!"
"Methinks the lady doth protest too much!"
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!"
"Suit the action to the word, the word to the action."
"This above all: to own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."
"Goodnight sweet prince"
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio."
"I must be cruel to be kind."
The Merchant of Venice"If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?"
"But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit."
"A pound of flesh"
"The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. 'Tis mighty in the mightiest. It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown."
"All that glisters is not gold"
A Midsummer Night's Dream"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
"The course of true love never did run smooth."
The Tempest"We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little lives are rounded with a sleep."
Macbeth"What's done is done.""Out! Damned spot!"
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
"Fair is foul and foul is fair,
"Hover through the fog and filthy air."
''Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to dayTo the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
As You Like It"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." Julius Caesar"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him."
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look."
"But, for my own part, it was Greek to me."
"Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the unkindest cut of all."
"Cowards die many times before their death"
"I am as constant as the northern Star"
"He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus"
Othello"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at." act 1, sc. i., l. 64
"Jealousy, the green-eyed monster."
Much Ado About Nothing"Claudio: Can the world buy such a jewel
Benedick: Yea, and a case to put it in"
"Beatrice: O that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the marketplace"
King John"To gild refined gold, to paint the lily" The Merry Wives of Windsor"Why, then, all the world's mine oyster""I cannot tell what the dickens his name is" "All the world's a stage."
What else can I help you with?
What are some quotations William Shakespeare used in his plays?
he used some crazy words such as sodunghay
Did people in shakespeares time believe in supernatural being or forces?
Many people believed in the supernatural. Shakespeare reflects this in some of the scenes in his plays.
What were some things Shakespeare did before he wrote his famous plays?
He wrote his less famous plays and some long poems called Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. Before that, nobody knows.
Who collected Shakespeares first edition of plays?
The First Folio was the first Collected Works edition of Shakespeare's plays; it was the work of his fellow actors John Heminges and Henry Condell, and came out in 1623, some seven years after Shakespeare's death. However, many of the plays had been published earlier. A "first edition" of Romeo and Juliet would be dated 1597.
Where do you find William shakespeares timeline?
Search using Bing, Google, or some other search engine.
How were Shakespeares plays affected by the society he lived in?
His plays were greatly affected by the society he lived in. Some of his plays were banned due to the content that the plays contained.
What are some quotations William Shakespeare used in his plays?
he used some crazy words such as sodunghay
What lines are still used out of Shakespeares plays?
Some famous lines from Shakespeare's plays that are still commonly used today include "To be, or not to be: that is the question" from Hamlet, "All the world's a stage" from As You Like It, and "To thine own self be true" from Hamlet.
What are some sources for shakespeares plays?
Plutarch,Raphael Holinshed,Saxo Grammaticus, Arthur Brooke, and Giovanni Boccacio
What did it coast to get into plays in Shakespeares time?
In some places you would pay a penny and stand on the ground watching the play
Did van Gogh have any famous quotes?
Click link below for a page of quotations, some by Vincent.
Where can you find quotations to use in expository writing?
Everybody loves reading famous quotations! Where do you come up with them, though? Below are some links to good websites where you can find lots of quotes!
Did people in shakespeares time believe in supernatural being or forces?
Many people believed in the supernatural. Shakespeare reflects this in some of the scenes in his plays.
What are some good ways to find famous quotations?
There are several ways to find famous quotations. One could look in the public library for a book on quotes, which would be under the call number 813. One could also look on sites such as Brainy Quotes or Good Reads.
Who are shakespeares history plays about?
All of the plays called histories are about the Kings of England and the political events of their reign, although some of the kings, like Henry IV and Henry IV, are not major characters in the plays that bear their names.
What piece of information seems to cast doubt on the theory that Edward de Vere wrote Shakespeares plays?
De Vere died in 1604 before some of the plays, including The Tempest and Macbeth, were written.
Where are Quotes about a man of his word?
Famous quotations can be found on a number of sites on the web and in a variety of books (all books really). Quotes are all around us; just keep your ears open. To find some on the web, here are a few sites with which you can begin: * Bartleby.com * Wikiquote * The Quotations Page Additionally, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is one of the long published authorities for quotations.
