The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The longer quote reads: “To be or not to be-that is the question: Prince Hamlet’s soliloquy in the Danish-set tragedy-particularly the first line-has been widely referenced in modern pop culture. “To be or not to be-that is the question” - Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1
Here are 20 of the playwright’s most famous quotes about life and love.
Shakespeare Wrote 3 Tragedies in Turbulent Times. Was Shakespeare the Real Author of His Plays?. (Actor Megan Fox, for example, has a line from King Lear-“We will all laugh at gilded butterflies”-inked on her shoulder.) Just a few examples: “love is blind” ( The Merchant of Venice), “break the ice” ( The Taming of the Shrew), “the be-all and the end-all” ( Macbeth), and “wild-goose chase” ( Romeo and Juliet).Īside from the pages of his tragedies and comedies, some of Shakespeare’s longer phrases and quotes continue to live on, frequently referenced throughout pop culture, emblazoned on posters, T-shirts, and even in tattoos. Shakespeare has been credited with either coining or at least popularizing myriad phrases that have become so ingrained into the everyday lexicon that many people aren’t even aware of their origins. In fact, many lines of his work live far outside high school English classrooms and trivia games. Thanks in large part to the Bard of Avon’s ability to poetically capture universal human emotions with overarching themes that continue to remain relevant, many people continue to find his writing highly relatable. Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of William Shakespeare remain timeless.
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