Shakespeare's Famous Lines and Quotes-Bonus Blog for Today

Do you know Shakespeare's ten famous lines? If not here they are. Enjoy!!!

William Shakespeare (bapt.Tooltip baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is 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" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three 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 those of any other playwright.^[6] Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.

William Shakespeare, often regarded as one of the greatest playwrights in English literature, has penned numerous famous lines. Here are a ten examples:

1. "To be, or not to be: that is the question." - Hamlet

2. "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players." - As You Like It

3. "To thine own self be true." - Hamlet

4. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." - Romeo and Juliet

5. "The course of true love never did run smooth." - A Midsummer Night's Dream

6. "All that glitters is not gold." - The Merchant of Venice

7. "Brevity is the soul of wit." - Hamlet

8. "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once." - Julius Caesar

9. "Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none." - All's Well That Ends Well

10. "If music be the food of love, play on." - Twelfth Night

These lines showcase Shakespeare's mastery of language, depth of thought, and exploration of universal themes like love, fate, and human nature.

• Here are some of Shakespeare famous quotes,
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• .Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. ... 
• A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. ... 
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• There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. ... 
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• Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Is this rose real or artificial? 

Meanwhile Here's One of My Favorite Poems:

• A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: ( see the Rose above)

  Its loveliness increases; it will never

  Pass into nothingness; but still will keep

  A bower quiet for us, and a sleep

  Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

  Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing

  A flowery band to bind us to the earth,

  Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth

  Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,

  Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways

  Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,

  Some shape of beauty moves away the pall

  From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,

  Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon

  For simple sheep; and such are daffodils

  With the green world they live in; and clear rills

  That for themselves a cooling covert make

  'Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,

  Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:

  And such too is the grandeur of the dooms

  We have imagined for the mighty dead;

  All lovely tales that we have heard or read:

  An endless fountain of immortal drink,

  Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.
  By John Keats, (from Endymion BOOK 1)