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Quote by William Shakespeare

“It is the green eyed monster which doth mock.”

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William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

“Tis like she comes to speak of Cassio’s death, The noise was high. Ha! No more moving? Still as the grave. Shall she come in? Were ’t good? I think she stirs again—No. What’s best to do? If she come in, she’ll sure speak to my wife— My wife! my wife! what wife? I have no wife. Oh, insupportable! Oh, heavy hour! Methinks it should be now a huge eclipse Of sun and moon, and that th' affrighted globe Should yawn at alteration.”

Shakespeare Othello Act 5 Scene 2

Book:Othello

Source: Othello

“Strike on the tinder, ho! Give me a taper! Call up all my people! This accident is not unlike my dream: Belief of it oppresses me already. Light, I say, light!”

Othello

Book:Othello

Source: Othello

“What cannot be preserved when fortune takes Patience her injury a mock'ry makes. The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief. He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.”

Othello

Author:William Shakespeare

“She taught him how to see--further, wider, clearer. A good woman always does.”