William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, 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". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth23 April 1564
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.
You yourself - Are much condemn'd to have an itching palm
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:Follow your spirit; and upon this chargeCry "God for Harry! England and Saint George!
O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man
Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all.Close up his eyes and draw the curtain close;And let us all to meditation.
I wasted time, and now doth Time waste me: For now hath Time made me his numb'ring clock; My thoughts are minutes
Eternity was in our lips and eyes,Bliss in our brows bent.
I have seen the day of wrong through the little hole of discretion.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet.
All is but toys: renown, and grace, is dead; The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of
Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house; as your pearl in a foul oyster
It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.
In short whoever you may be, To this conclusion you'll agree, When everyone is somebodee, Then no one's anybody!