Quotes about comedy
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No sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir.
I will roar you as gently as any sucking dove; I will roar you an ’twere any nightingale.
William Shakespeare1564–1616A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act I, Scene II, spoken by BottomIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PuckIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by BottomIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene I, spoken by BassanioIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616The 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.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much 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
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn contextTo be a well-favoured man is the gift of Fortune; but to write and read comes by Nature.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene III, spoken by DogberryIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene V, spoken by DogberryIn context
A good old man, sir; he will be talking; as they say, ‘when the age is in, the wit is out.’
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene V, spoken by DogberryIn context