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
The spirit that I have seen May be the devil: and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape
Ceremony was but devised at first to set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, recanting goodness, sorry ere 'Tis shown; but where there is true friendship, there needs none.
Her beauty makesThis vault a feasting presence full of light.
Each your doing,So singular in each particular,Crowns what you are doing in the present deed,That all your acts are queens.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff - Julius Caesar
Own more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest.
O, the fierce wretchedness that glory brings us!
My crown is in my heart, not in my head, Nor decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen; my crown is called contentment; A crown it is, that seldom kings enjoy
Self-love, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.
If they only would kill all lawyers and doctors
Look down you gods, and on this couple drop a blessed crown.- from The Tempest
Come, my coach! Good-night, ladies; good-night, sweet ladies; good-night, good-night.
Silence is the perfectos herald of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much.
Out of my lean and low abilityI'll lend you something.