William Shakespeare

Playwright, Poet

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, renowned for his profound exploration of human emotions in works like 'Hamlet' and 'Othello.'

Born
April 23, 1564
Died
April 23, 1616
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"I care not, a man can die but once; we owe God and death."

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"The jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try."

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"My chastity's the jewel of our house, bequeathed down from many ancestors."

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"True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy."

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"As a decrepit father takes delight To see his active child do deeds of youth, So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth."

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"These signs have marked me extraordinary, And all the courses of my life do show I am not in the roll of common men."

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"If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction."

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"I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated To closeness and the bettering of my mind."

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"I pray thee cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve."

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"How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over In states unborn and accents yet unknown!"

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"Thou art all the comfort, The Gods will diet me with."

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"For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men."

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"Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous."

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"I am not mad; I would to heaven I were! For then, 'tis like I should forget myself; O, if I could, what grief should I forget!"

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"Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on his back."

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