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.
- King Lear (1605–6), Act III, scene ii.In context
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Hamlet (1600–1), Act II, scene ii.In context- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene V, spoken by HamletIn context
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.Macbeth (c. 1606), Act I, Scene I, spoken by AllIn context- Macbeth (c. 1606), Act I, Scene III, spoken by BanquoIn context
Stars, hide your fires!
Let not light see my black and deep desires.Macbeth (c. 1606), Act I, Scene IV, spoken by MacbethIn context- Macbeth (c. 1606), Act I, Scene V, spoken by Lady MacbethIn context
- Macbeth (c. 1606), Act II, Scene II, spoken by MacbethIn context
- Macbeth (c. 1606), Act III, Scene IV, spoken by MacbethIn context
I am in blood
Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o’er.Macbeth (c. 1606), Act III, Scene IV, spoken by MacbethIn contextBy the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.Macbeth (c. 1606), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by Second WitchIn context- Macbeth (c. 1606), Act V, Scene I, spoken by Lady MacbethIn context
- King Lear (c. 1606), Act III, Scene IV, spoken by EdgarIn context
- Julius Caesar (1599), Act III, Scene II, spoken by AntonyIn context
- The Tempest (c. 1611), Act I, Scene II, spoken by ArielIn context
