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What’s your favourite Shakespeare play + quote?

The Tempest

Was the first man that leaped, cried, “Hell is empty
And all the devils are here.”

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
I have read only 4-5 plays of William Shakespeare out of which my favourite is: The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet is also good.
I don't remember much of his quotes but the one I liked is "All that glitters is not gold"
And now for something completely different:

This fair child of mine shall sum my count and make my old excuse.

Soon it will be revealed,
or, i suppose, just found by
nefarious google-users here.
Nevertheless, I shall not bare,
enticing you to ponder 'nstead,
the source from where i did receive
two or more particles of wisdom.

@Tae7 said (#5):
> Have you read the Iliad?

The one by Homer? Yes. In fact, having had 6 years of Latin, along with 4 years of old greek in our equivalent of high school ("Altsprachliches Gymnasium") it was part of the curriculum.

krasnaya
"My kingdom for a horse"
promotes pawn to knight
@krasnaya
One of my high school English teachers bragged about having had read the Illiad in Greek. I don't think he was telling the truth, though; I once made a reference to Aeneas during class, and he asked me after class who Aeneas was.

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