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
On a day - alack the day! - Love, whose month is ever May, Spied a blossom passing fair Playing in the wanton air
Women may fail when there is no strength in man
You may my Glories and my State depose, But not my Griefes; still I am King of those.
We will meet; and there we may rehearse most obscenely and courageously. Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream. Spoken by Bottom, Act I Sc. 2
It is not politic in the commonwealth of nature to preserve virginity. Loss of virginity is rational increase, and there was never virgin got till virginity was first lost. That you were made of is metal to make virgins. Virginity, by being once lost, may be ten times found: by being ever kept, it is ever lost. ’Tis too cold a companion: away with ’t!
I see a woman may be made a fool, If she had not a spirit to resist.
And his unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love.
But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking with lack-lustre eye, Says very wisely, 'It is ten o'clock: Thus we may see', Quoth he, 'how the world wags: 'Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven; And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour we rot and rot.
If after every tempest come such calms, May the winds blow till they have waken'd death!
And worse I may be yet: the worst is not So long as we can say 'This is the worst.
I do desire we may be better strangers.
I am your wife if you will marry me. If not, I'll die your maid. To be your fellow You may deny me, but I'll be your servant Whether you will or no.
O, what men dare do! what men may do! what men daily do, not knowing what they do.