Shakespeare’s quotes

Match the halves and feel cultured (you can then attempt to slip them
into casual conversations you have in English. Extra points if your
interlocutor can name the play). Use these in advanced classes and ask
them if they agree with the sentiments.

1. There is nothing either good or bad…

2. When sorrows come, they come not single spies…
3. What’s gone and what’s past help…
4. Tell me where is fancy bred…
5. Life is as tedious…
6. I am a man…
7. I have very poor and unhappy brains…
8. The first thing we do…
9. The worst is not…
10. Parting is such sweet sorrow…
11. Condemn the fault…
12. To be wise and love…
13. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools…
14. Away with him…
15. One that loved not wisely…
16. Few love to hear…
17. Sigh no more ladies, sigh no more…
18. The prince of darkness…
19. O brave new world…
20. To be or not to be…
a) … should be past grief.
b) … for drinking.
c) … Let’s kill all the lawyers.
d) … but in battalions.
e) … the sins they act.
f) … but thinking makes it so.
g) … as a twice told tale.
h) … men were deceivers ever.
i) … more sinned against than sinning.
j) … In the heart or in the head?
k) … is a gentleman.
l) … but not the actor for it?
m) … so long as we can say “This is the worst.”
n) … He speaks Latin!
o) … that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.
p) … but too well.
q) … that has such people in it.
r) … exceeds man’s might.
s) … that is the question.
t) … the way to dusty death.
Answers: 1-f, 2-d, 3-a, 4-j, 5-g, 6-i, 7-b, 8-c, 9-m, 10-o, 11-l, 12-r, 13-t,
14-n, 15-p, 16-e, 17-h, 18-k, 19-q, 20-s.