Famous Shakespeare Lines & Verses

William Shakespeare and his legacy are an important part of Western literature. Shakespeare had left the world more than 400 years ago, but his works continue to grow in prevalence and popularity. Shakespeare's famous lines and verses have become so ingrained in temporary culture, that nearly every person of some literary ability memorize or identify them by heart. Simply put, Shakespeare's legacy is continuous and eternal. Below is a compilation of famous Shakespeare lines from his most enduring works. Enjoy!

"So we grew together, like to a double cherry, seeming parted; but yet a union in partition, two lovely berries molded on one stem." A Midsummer Night's Dream

"Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come." Julius Caesar

"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn." Romeo and Juliet

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet

"To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles." Hamlet

"Have more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest, lend less than thou owest, ride more than thou goest, learn more than thou trowest, set less than thou throwest." King Lear

"And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths; win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence." Macbeth

"I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities--a still and quiet conscience." Henry VIII

"I kissed thee ere I killed thee, no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss." Othello

"Love is too young to know what conscience is, yet who knows not conscience is born of love?" The Sonnets