WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: (1564 – 1616)
An English play writer, one of the most famous ever, born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Eng;and. Among the most famous of his plays are the tragedies of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth, the comedies A midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night and the historical plays Richard III and Henry V. Many well-known expressions come from Shakespeare and his work is famous for its sensitive view of human nature and for the richness of its language. Shakespeare also wrote some very good poetry, especially the Sonnets and worked as an actor in Globe Theatre in London. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had three children. He is buried at Stratford-upon-Avon and houses connected with him and his family can be visited there, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Theatre where his plays are regularly performed.
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| This house is considered to be Shakespeare's birthplace |
Shakespeare's Quotes
In Romeo and Juliet
Juliet: "A thousand times goodnight!
Romeo: "A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!" (giolena d.)
Juliet: "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" (irene t.)
In Hamlet
Hamlet: "To be or not to be, that is the question!" (bill ch.)
Hamlet: "God has given you one face and you make yourself another." (anastasis k.)
Ophelia: "We know what we are but know not what we may be." (sotiris r.)
In Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar: "Et tu Brute?" (antonis k.)
Julius Caesar: "Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once." (panos k.)
In As you like it
Duke Senior: "We have seen better days." (ariadni s.)
Jaques: "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players, they have their exits and entrances and one man in his time plays many parts." (alex z.)
In All's Well That Ends Well
Mother to son: "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." (savvas k.)
In The Merry Wives of Windsor
Ford: "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late." (john g.)
In The Tempest
Ariel: "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." (george v.)
In Macbeth
Lady Macbeth: "What is done is done." (evie g.)
In The Merchant of Venice
Prince of Morocco: "All that glisters is not gold." (maria th.)
In Henry the VIII
Cardinal Wolsey: "For goodness' sake" (anna v.)
In Richard the III
King Richard: "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (julian s.)
In Henry the IV
King Henry: "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." (aris d.)
