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.
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York.Richard III (1592–3)In contextThe better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life.
Henry IV, Part 1 (1597-8), Act V, scene iv.In contextBeauty itself doth of itself persuade
The eyes of men without an orator.The Rape of Lucrece (1594).- The Tempest (1611), Act II, scene ii.In context
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.Romeo and Juliet (1595), Act II, scene ii.In contextGolden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.Cymbeline (1610), Act IV, scene ii.We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.The Tempest (1611), Act IV, scene i.In context- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595), Act III, scene ii.In context
- Henry IV, Part 2 (1597-8), Act III, scene i.
- Hamlet (1600–1), Act I, scene iii.In context
- The Merchant of Venice (1596–7), Act II, scene ii.In context
- Much Ado About Nothing (1598), Act III, scene i.In context
- King Lear (1605–6), Act III, scene ii.In context
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
Macbeth (1606), Act V, scene i.In context
