In honor of the anniversary of William Shakespeare's birthday, April 23, 1564 and death April 23,1616 we have some favorite quotes from his surviving works which are comprised of 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a selection of collaborations and other poems.
10. Hamlet, Act III, Scene II
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
9. Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II
Beware the ides of March.
8. Macbeth, Act V, Scene I
Out, damned spot! out, I say!"
7. Richard III, Act I, Scene IV
'Tis better to be brief than tedious.
6. Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
5. Othello, Act IV, Scene III
T'is neither here nor there.
4. Hamlet, Act I, Scene III
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
3. As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
2. Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
1. Merchant of Venice, Scene I
If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?