William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 Measure for Measure, Act 2, Scene 2. O, it is excellent to have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.Read More →
William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 This is from As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7, where Jaques describes the ages of human life. See other quotesRead More →
William Shakespeare 1564 -1616 This quote is from Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2, where Cassius tries to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar by appealing to his sense of free will.Read More →
William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 William Shakespeare 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’). Defintion of the word ‘Bard’. ARead More →
William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 The phrase, ‘neither a borrower nor money lender be’ is a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, spoken by the character Polonius to his son Laertes. Polonius is giving his son some advice before he leaves for Paris, and he tells him not toRead More →