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Today, April 23rd, marks the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare on this date well over 400 years ago, in 1616.
No one knows for certain William Shakespeare's birthday, although the day of his death lives on.
So today, I honor one of the greatest and most influential writers of all time, and give credit to his great body of work that has been passed down and greatly appreciated for centuries now.
Here are some common phrases originally penned by Shakespeare which are still in common use today (taken by the webpage published by Bellshakespeare.com.au, see link below):
"A wild goose chase" - Romeo and Juliet
“I have been in such a pickle” - The Tempest
“I must be cruel, only to be kind” - Hamlet
“Laugh oneself into stitches” - Twelfth Night
"For goodness’ sake" - Henry VIII
"Neither here nor there" – Othello
“One fell swoop” - Macbeth
”The be-all and the end-all” - Macbeth
"Mum's the word" - Henry VI, Part II
“All that glisters is not gold” – The Merchant of Venice
"Eaten out of house and home" - Henry IV, Part II
"Knock knock! Who's there?" - Macbeth
"With bated breath" - The Merchant of Venice
“In my heart of hearts” - Hamlet
"Too much of a good thing" - As You Like It
“It’s Greek to me” – Julius Caesar
"A heart of gold" - Henry V
“Break the ice” – The Taming of the Shrew
"Such stuff as dreams are made on" - The Tempest
"Lie low" - Much Ado About Nothing
“I will wear my heart upon my sleeve” - Othello
“Made of sterner stuff” – Julius Caesar
"Dead as a doornail" - Henry VI, Part II
"Not slept one wink" - Cymbeline
"Foregone conclusion" - Othello
"The world's mine oyster" - The Merry Wives of Windsor
"Naked truth" - Love's Labour's Lost
"Faint-hearted" - Henry VI, Part I
"Send him packing" - Henry IV
"Melted into thin air" – The Tempest
"Own flesh and blood" - Hamlet
"Truth will out" - The Merchant of Venice
"Give the devil his due" - Henry IV, Part I
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't" - Hamlet
"Salad days" - Antony and Cleopatra "
Spotless reputation" - Richard II
"Full circle" - King Lear
"All of a sudden" - The Taming of the Shrew
"Come what, come may" – Macbeth
“Neither rhyme nor reason” – The Comedy of Errors
Some famous lines from Shakespeare plays:
“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
― William Shakespeare, The Tempest
"My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”
― William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew
"I am a man More sinned against than sinning."
― William Shakespeare, King Lear
"Nothing can come of nothing, speak again."
― William Shakespeare, King Lear
"When we are born, we cry that we are come To this great stage of fools."
― William Shakespeare, King Lear
“Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately; long love doth so; Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech.”
― William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
“You speak an infinite deal of nothing.”
― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”
― William Shakespeare
“We know what we are, but not what we may be.”
― William Shakespeare
COMMON PHRASES IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS published by Bellshakespeare.com.au:
https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/common-phrases-in-shakespeares-plays
400 years later, 4 ways to fall in love with Shakespeare by Kate Maltby, April 22, 2016:
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