William Shakespeare

English · 1564–1616

England's national poet and the most performed playwright in history, whose tragedies, comedies, and histories explored the full depth of human nature with unmatched linguistic invention.

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Lysander

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”

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Helena

“Though she be but little, she is fierce.”

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Juliet

“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

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Jaques

“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

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Cassius

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

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Caesar

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”

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Hamlet

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”

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Hamlet

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.”

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Queen Gertrude

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”

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Countess

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”

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Prospero

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

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