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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"To say the truth, so Judas kissed his master And cried, 'All hail!' when as he meant all harm."

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"Love, whose month is ever May, Spied a blossom passing fair, Playing in the wanton air: Through the velvet leaves the wind, All unseen can passage find; That the lover, sick to death, Wish'd himself the heaven's breath."

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"O, here Will I set up my everlasting rest And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From the world-wearied flesh"

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"Being your slave what should I do but tend, Upon the hours, and times of your desire? I have no precious time at all to spend; Nor services to do till you require."

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"Look to her, Moor, if thou has eyes to see. She has deceived her father, and may thee."

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"That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion."

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"Make me a willow cabin at your gate, And call upon my soul within the house; Write loyal cantons of contemned love And sing them loud even in the dead of night."

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"When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall then winter is at hand."

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"O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention."

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"The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life."

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"Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."

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"A good heart is the sun and the moon; or, rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes."

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"Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour."

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