Shakespeare Quote of the Day

Tag: Tragedies

November 10

Suspicion Distorts

As, I confess, it is my nature’s plague
To spy into abuses, and oft my jealousy
Shapes faults that are not.

–Othello,
Act III, Scene iii
November 7

All Greek to Me

But those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads.

But, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.

–Julius Caesar,
Act I, Scene ii
November 4

Use When Necessary

You are not worth the dust
which the rude wind blows in your face.

–King Lear,
Act IV, Scene ii
October 28

It Depends

Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied;
And vice sometimes by action dignified.

–Romeo and Juliet,
Act II, Scene iii
October 26

Read the Room

Manhood is called foolery when it stands
Against a falling fabric.

–Coriolanus,
Act III, Scene i
October 25

Remember Who Cares

Men are men, the best sometimes forget…
Men in rage strike those that wish them best.

–Othello,
Act II, Scene iii
October 21

Dizzy

I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
The imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my sense.

–Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene ii