Shakespeare Love Quotes

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.

They do not love that do not show their love.The course of true love never did run smooth.Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.

For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings,That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

I'll follow you and make a heaven out of hell, and I'll die by your hand which I love so well.

In thy face I see honor, truth and loyalty.

...Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or Bends with the remover to remove.O, no! It is an ever-fixed mark,That looks on tempests and is never shaken.It is the star to every wandering bark,whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Shakespeare's Plays

A piece of information about his Comedies

 All's Well That Ends WellModern scholars contend that this is a 'problem' play, due primarily to the character Helena and her ambiguous nature. Is she a virtuous lady or a crafty temptress?

 As You Like ItAs You Like It is considered by many to be one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, and the heroine, Rosalind, is praised as one of his most inspiring characters.

 The Comedy of ErrorsThis is Shakespeare's shortest play, which he based on Menaechmi by Plautus.

 CymbelineThis play, modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron, is often classified as a romance. It features the beautiful Imogen, considered by many to be Shakespeare's most admirable female character.

 Love's Labours LostLove's Labours Lost fell out of favor for many years, criticized by scholars as muddled and confusing. But the play is making a comeback, and Kenneth Branagh's version has helped it along.

 Measure for MeasureConsidered a "dark" comedy, Measure for Measure was inspired by Cinthio's Epitia and Whetstone's Promos and Cassandra.

 The Merry Wives of WindsorThe Merry Wives is unique amongst Shakespeare's plays

because it is set in Shakespeare's England. It features the Bard's beloved character, Falstaff.

 The Merchant of VeniceThe character of Shylock has raised a debate over whether the play should be condemned as anti-Semitic, and this controversy has overshadowed many other aspects of the play.

 A Midsummer Night's DreamA magical exploration of the mysteries of love, and one of Shakespeare's best-known comedies.

 Much Ado About NothingThe story of two very different sets of lovers, Beatrice and Benedick and Claudio and Hero. The witty banter between Beatrice and Benedick is the highlight of the play.

 Pericles, Prince of TyreAlthough the first half of the play is considered inadequate, Pericles is ripe with imagery and symbolism.

 The Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the Shrew revolves around the troubled relationship between Katharina and her suitor, Petruchio, who is determined to mold Katharina into a suitable wife.

 The TempestHailed as a stunning climax to the career of England’s favorite dramatist, The Tempest is a play praising the glories of reconciliation and forgiveness. Some believe that Prospero’s final speeches signify Shakespeare’s personal adieu from the stage.

 Troilus and CressidaTroilus and Cressida is difficult to categorize because it lacks elements vital to both comedies and tragedies. But,

for now, it is classified as a comedy.

 Twelfth NightShakespeare loved to use the device of mistaken identity, and nowhere does he use this convention more skillfully than in Twelfth Night.

 Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe tale of two friends who travel to Milan and learn about the chaotic world of courting.

 The Winter's TaleThe Winter's Tale is considered a romantic comedy, but tragic elements are interwoven throughout the play. First produced at the Globe around 1610, it is one of Shakespeare's final plays.