William Shakespeare1564–1616The quotations of
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet
1564–1616
335 quotes, most often on Love, Life & Death and Good & Evil. Part of the Writers and Poets collections.
I will do such things,—
What they are yet, I know not; but they shall be
The terrors of the earth.King Lear (c. 1606), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by LearIn context- King Lear (c. 1606), Act III, Scene II, spoken by LearIn context
- King Lear (c. 1606), Act III, Scene IV, spoken by LearIn context
- King Lear (c. 1606), Act III, Scene IV, spoken by EdgarIn context
And worse I may be yet. The worst is not
So long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’King Lear (c. 1606), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by EdgarIn contextAs flies to wanton boys are we to the gods,
They kill us for their sport.King Lear (c. 1606), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by GloucesterIn contextThere thou mightst behold the great image of authority: a dog’s obeyed in office.
King Lear (c. 1606), Act IV, Scene VI, spoken by LearIn context- King Lear (c. 1606), Act IV, Scene VI, spoken by LearIn context
Men must endure
Their going hence, even as their coming hither;
Ripeness is all.King Lear (c. 1606), Act V, Scene II, spoken by EdgarIn context- King Lear (c. 1606), Act V, Scene III, spoken by LearIn context
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.Othello (c. 1604), Act I, Scene I, spoken by IagoIn context- Othello (c. 1604), Act I, Scene II, spoken by OthelloIn context
- Othello (c. 1604), Act I, Scene III, spoken by DukeIn context
Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see:
She has deceiv’d her father, and may thee.Othello (c. 1604), Act I, Scene III, spoken by BrabantioIn context- Othello (c. 1604), Act II, Scene III, spoken by IagoIn context
