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View fullsize Brutus declares what drives him: honour above all, even life itself. "For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death." — Brutus: Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2 Brutus’s devotion to honour sets
View fullsize In this quiet conclusion, Shakespeare reminds us that awareness of mortality intensifies love. We hold tighter, not despite the end – but because of it. "This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well, whi
View fullsize Lysander compares fleeting joy to lightning in a dark sky – brilliant but gone in an instant – warning how swiftly beauty and hope can be swallowed by chaos. "Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds b
View fullsize Richard’s mask of righteousness is knowingly false—he weaponises religion to cloak his cruelty. Shakespeare shows how power can hide behind a saintly smile. "And thus I clothe my naked villany With old odd ends stolen out of holy wr
View fullsize Bianca questions women’s nature, arguing that their gentle hearts should match their soft bodies – not rebel against them. "Why are our bodies soft and weak and smooth, Unapt to toil and trouble in the world, But that our soft cond
View fullsize Edgar speaks with stoic grace. Shakespeare’s wisdom: we cannot control fate, only meet it with quiet readiness. "Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither; Ripeness is all." – Edgar: King Lear, Act 5, Sce
View fullsize The scrivener’s quiet outrage highlights a dangerous truth: when wrongdoings are public and still unchallenged, society is complicit. A short speech that speaks volumes. "Bad is the world; and all will come to nought, When such bad dealin
View fullsize Helena flips traditional roles to shame Demetrius’s rejection. She imagines a world where prey hunts predator – highlighting how unnatural and humiliating her desperate pursuit feels. "The wildest hath not such a heart as you. Run w
View fullsize "And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare." — Sonnet 130, William Shakespeare Taken from the award-winning book, 'Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold' by William Shakespeare & James Anthony, publ