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"Shakespeare’s Dramatic Quotes"

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."

Juliet Capulet in her famous balcony speech, for Romeo Montague in, Shakespeare’s lyrical drama structure tale of star-crossed lovers, “Romeo and Juliet” Thwarted and doomed, lovers from 2 warring families are bridging their relationship by empowering their love over their family names and enmity. For Juliet, the name makes no difference; by any name a rose be called, it would still smell as sweet

Despite there being a great mystery surrounding his private life, William Shakespeare, a staple of English literature, whose work, has withstood the test of time.

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

A heart-broken Duke, Orsino, expressing his obsession with Olivia, a wealthy countess, in Shakespeare's comedy Play “Twelfth Night, or What You Will”, Duke of Illyria is fed up with his courtship and thinks that music would cure it just like food cures your appetite.

“All the world's a stage”

Jaques legendary speech comparing the world to a stage and life to a play and catalogues stages of a man's life on the Seven Ages of Man, from Shakespeare's pastoral comedy “As You Like It”

Shakespeare has written over 37 plays and 154 sonnets, categorized in histories, comedies, tragedies, and tragicomedies.

“To be, or not to be”

Probably the best-known line from all drama or literature from Shakespeare’s tragedy plays ‘Hamlet”. A comparison between the pain of life, which Hamlet sees as inevitable, and the fear of the uncertainty of death (possible damnation of suicide), the whole speech is tinged with the Christian prohibition of suicide.

Shakespeare used over 7,000 different words in his work, introducing almost 3,000 words to the English literature, and inventing many given names, including Miranda, Olivia, Jessica, and Cordelia.

“Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind”

A famous quote from Shakespeare’s comedy play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, where Helena expressing her jealousy, while her lover Demetrius has been swayed by Hermia’s beauty. When we’re in love, we don’t look with reason but with our imagination.

“All that glisters is not gold”

An eminent line from a romantic comedy “The Merchant of Venice” warns us not to be fooled by people or things that look good.

"Et tu, Brute?"

The Climax of Shakespeare's tragedy plays “Julius Caesar”, questioning Good friend loyalty! The most famous three words uttered in English literature, "Et tu, Brute?" (Even you, Brutus?)

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”

Human emotions, or even human weaknesses, often have the effect of bringing people closer together. The quotation comes from Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Troilus and Cressida”.

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be”

Ophelia, Experiences a mental breakdown after hearing about his father’s murder by Hamlet, from Shakespeare’s tragedy plays “Hamlet”. Her statement is a true assessment of our being, our essence. We respond to the situation we live in, but we do not know the repercussions.

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them”

Malvolio a fictional character in William Shakespeare's comedy “Twelfth Night, or What You Will”, be fooled by mistress and co, composing a facetious letter in Olivia’s handwriting.

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Ariel, a magical spirit, unfolding the scenes of a shipwreck to Prospero, the sorcerer, rightful Duke of Milan. Shakespeare in his tragicomedy Play, “The Tempest”, expresses the human nature of harming others for personal gains. It is considered to be the last play, Shakespeare wrote alone.