I'll smother thee with kisses....1000 kisses short as 1.....one long as a thousand
William Shakespeare quote I could be bound in a nutshell and still
count myself king of infinite space
William Shakespeare quote Double, double, toil and trouble:
Fire, burn, and cauldron, bubble.'
[The Witches, 4.1, Macbeth]
William Shakespeare quote Hear it not, Duncan; for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or hell.'
[Macbeth, 2.1, Macbeth]
William Shakespeare quote Look like the innocent flower
But be the serpent under't.
[Lady Macbeth, 1.5, Macbeth]
Flowers |
William Shakespeare quoteFirst witch: When shall we three meet again,
Second witch: In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
When the hurly-burly's done,
When the battle's lost and won.
Third witch: That will be ere the set of sun.
First witch: Where the place?
Second witch: Upon the heath.
Third witch: There to meet with Macbeth.
First witch: I come, Greymalkin!
Second witch: Paddock calls.
Third witch: Anon!
All: Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
(Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1)
William Shakespeare quote Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valient never taste of death but once.
Death |
William Shakespeare quoteThe weakest kind of fruit drops earliest to the ground.
William Shakespeare quote Biography
The most famous English playwright of all time, 1564 - 1616. He wrote a large number of plays in different genres, such as comedies, tragedies, histories and of course romances.
Some of his work is still regularly studied in classrooms to this day so his influence is enduring; for instance Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth are still commonly studied. His longest play was Hamlet which many consider to be the greatest play of all time.
His influence on the English language was immense with a surprisingly high number of words tracing their origin to his work, as indeed do many phrases.
His mind was clearly very productive and his command for story telling and commenting on humans and humanity meant his stories have reached through the ages even if the language now is difficult to understand. For many he is the greatest writer that has ever lived.
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