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.
As you from crimes would pardon’d be,
Let your indulgence set me free.The Tempest (c. 1611), EpilogueIn context- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene I, spoken by AntonioIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene I, spoken by BassanioIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o’er a cold decree
The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene III, spoken by AntonioIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act III, Scene II, spoken by BassanioIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by PortiaIn context
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act V, Scene I, spoken by PortiaIn context- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act I, Scene III, spoken by Sir TobyIn context
- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act I, Scene V, spoken by ClownIn context
- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act I, Scene V, spoken by ClownIn context
