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, Portia, l. 99In context
- King Lear (c. 1606), Act II, Scene II, spoken by KentIn 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 Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act I, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn contextHe that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn context- As You Like It (c. 1599), Act III, Scene V, spoken by RosalindIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act I, Scene I, spoken by MartiusIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene I, spoken by CoriolanusIn context
I had rather be a kitten, and cry “mew”
Than one of these same metre ballad-mongersHenry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act III, Scene I, spoken by HotspurIn context
