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
He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world! Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once That makes ingrateful man!
The time of universal peace is near. Prove this a prosp'rous day, the three-nooked world Shall bear the olive freely.
The poor world is almost six thousand years old, and in all this time there was not any man died in his own person, videlicet, in a love-cause.
Now no way can I stray; Save back to England, all the world's my way.
This world is not for aye, nor 'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change, For 'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
There is no love-broker in the world can more prevail in man's commendation with woman than report of valor.
All the world's a stage ... and you better have a zoning variance or it's coming down.
And the more pity that great folk should have count'nance in this world to drown or hang themselves more than their even-Christen.
This world to me is like a lasting storm,Whirring me from my friends.
A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I know most faults.
Now, by the world, it is a lusty wench; I love her ten times more than e'er I did: O, how I long to have some chat with her!
O, how full of briers is this working-day world!