I’ll share with you some of the most famous short quotations from Shakespeare’s plays, with a little bit of background information to the quotation, and something about the character who is speaking. We will cover quotations from Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, and Richard III. However much, or however little you already know about Shakespeare, I hope I can encourage you to explore further, by reading one or more of his plays, watching one of the many film versions, or even doing some performing! https://www.engvid.com/6-famous-quotations-from-shakespeare/
Next, learn more about Shakespeare's influence on English: https://youtu.be/alInQ7nzKrI
And read a poem by Shakespeare with me: https://youtu.be/BU4j7JZzo-A
In this lesson:
00:00 Introduction to Shakespeare
01:37 "That one may smile and smile and be a villain" — Hamlet
04:58 "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania" — A Midsummer Night's Dream
07:38 "When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools." — King Lear
10:45 "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." — The Merchant of Venice
12:52 "When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married." — Much Ado About Nothing
15:29 "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" — Richard III