William Shakespeare

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.'

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Born
April 23, 1564
Died
April 23, 1616
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"A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the very ice of chastity is in them."

Kissing Winter Sisterhood
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"There is a kind of character in thy life, That to the observer doth thy history, fully unfold."

Character Personality Kind
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"Thy tongue Makes Welsh as sweet as ditties highly penn'd, Sung by a fair queen in a summer's bower, With ravishing division, to her lute."

Love Summer Sweet
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"You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both."

Grief Men Age
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"Tis the mind that makes the body rich."

Mind Taming Body
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"The force of his own merit makes his way-a gift that heaven gives for him."

Giving Heaven Way
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"He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper; for what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."

Heart Thinking Sound
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"To show our simple skill, That is the true beginning of our end."

Simple Skills Ends
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"I'll follow thee and make a heaven of hell, To die upon the hand I love so well"

Love Hands Heaven
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"I'll say she looks as clear as morning roses newly washed with dew."

Love Morning Rose
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"I will not choose what many men desire, Because I will not jump with common spirits And rank me with the barbarous multitudes."

Men Desire Spirit
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"If the masses can love without knowing why, they also hate without much foundation."

Hate Knowing Foundation
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"There is a law in each well-ordered nation To curb those raging appetites that are Most disobedient and refractory."

Law Politics Rage
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"Have I thought long to see this morning’s face, And doth it give me such a sight as this?"

Morning Sight Long
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"Good wombs have borne bad sons." -- (Miranda, I:2)"

Son Tempest Womb
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"To this urn let those repair That are either true or fair; For these dead birds sigh a prayer."

Prayer Bird Fairness
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"Now 'tis spring, and weeds are shallow-rooted; Suffer them now and they'll o'ergrow the garden."

Weed Spring Garden
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