William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth23 April 1564
A heavy heart bears not a nimble tongue.
I thought my heart had been wounded with the claws of a lion.
. . . from this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done:
There's no better sign of a brave mind than a hard hand.
Who is it can read a woman?
But jealous souls will not be answered so, They are not ever jealous for the cause, But jealous for they're jealous. 'Tis a monster Begot upon itself, born on itself.
If I shall be condemned Upon surmises, all proofs sleeping else But what your jealousies awake, I tell you 'Tis rigor and not law.
And oft, my jealousy shapes faults that are not.
Have patience, and endure
Live in thy shame, but die not shame with thee!
What's brave, what's noble, let's do it after the Roman fashion.
O that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth! Then with passion would I shake the world...
Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm.
Strikes deeper, grows with more pernicious root.