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.
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene III, spoken by AntonioIn 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 V, spoken by ClownIn context
- Richard III (c. 1593), Act I, Scene I, spoken by RichardIn context
- Richard III (c. 1593), Act I, Scene III, spoken by RichardIn context
Murder most foul, as in the best it is;
But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene V, spoken by GhostIn context- Macbeth (c. 1606), Act III, Scene II, spoken by MacbethIn context
- Measure for Measure (c. 1604), Act II, Scene I, spoken by EscalusIn context
