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.
We cannot fight for love as men may do.
We should be woo’d, and were not made to woo.A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act II, Scene I, spoken by HelenaIn context- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PuckIn context
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act V, Scene I, spoken by TheseusIn context
- The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by DukeIn context
- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by ViolaIn context
- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by Don PedroIn context
- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by ClaudioIn context
I do love nothing in the world so well as you: is not that strange?
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by BenedickIn context- As You Like It (c. 1599), Act V, Scene II, spoken by RosalindIn context
- Richard III (c. 1593), Act I, Scene I, spoken by RichardIn context
- Sonnet 18 (1609)In context
Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:Sonnet 116 (1609)In context- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, Scene II, spoken by PoloniusIn context
- The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1591), Act V, Scene II, spoken by PetruchioIn context
