"If I shall be condemned Upon surmises, all proofs sleeping else But what your jealousies awake, I tell you 'Tis rigor and not law."

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Source: William Shakespeare (2014). “The Winter's Tale: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition”, p.109, Broadview Press

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William Shakespeare

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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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