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Tales from Shakespeare Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from Tales from Shakespeare
01
“If I had power I would sink the sea beneath the earth, rather than the good ship should be destroyed with all the precious souls within her.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Miranda
character
souls
ᐧ
to save
ᐧ
sinking
ᐧ
power
concepts
02
“Indeed she is the very queen of curds and cream.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Perdita
ᐧ
Camillo
characters
lowly upbringing
ᐧ
gentleness
ᐧ
shepherds
ᐧ
nobility
ᐧ
queens
concepts
03
“Still methinks there is an air comes from her. What fine chisel could ever yet cut breath? Let no man mock me, for I will kiss her.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Hermione
ᐧ
Leontes
characters
hope
ᐧ
status
ᐧ
being alive
ᐧ
kisses
ᐧ
greatly mistaken
ᐧ
look alikes
concepts
04
“No wonder; for the statue was indeed Hermione herself, the real, the living queen.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Hermione
character
being alive
ᐧ
statues
ᐧ
real
ᐧ
queens
concepts
05
“If I see anything tonight why I should not marry her, tomorrow in the congregation where I intended to wed her, there will I shame her.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Claudio
ᐧ
Hero
characters
misunderstandings
ᐧ
shame
ᐧ
marriage
concepts
06
“Are you as wise as you are beautiful?”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Titania
character
compliments
ᐧ
beauty
ᐧ
wise
concepts
07
“What thou see’st when thou dost wake, Do it for thy true-love take.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Oberon
character
waking up
ᐧ
seeing
ᐧ
true love
ᐧ
spells
concepts
08
“I lost the society and friendship of your brave father, whom I now desire more than my life once again to look upon.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Leontes
ᐧ
Polixenes
characters
desires
ᐧ
lose
ᐧ
friendship
ᐧ
regrets
concepts
09
“She was a bad, ambitious woman, and so as her husband and herself could arrive at greatness, she cared not much by what means.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Lady Macbeth
character
ambition
ᐧ
whatever it takes
ᐧ
power hungry
ᐧ
bad
concepts
10
″...oftentimes these ministers of darkness tell us truths in little things, to betray us into deeds of greatest consequence.”
Charles and Mary Lamb
author
Tales from Shakespeare
book
Banquo
character
false truths
ᐧ
betrayal
ᐧ
consequences
ᐧ
trickery
concepts
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souls
to save
sinking
Miranda
power
Perdita
lowly upbringing
gentleness
shepherds
nobility
queens
Camillo
Hermione
hope
status
being alive
kisses
greatly mistaken
look alikes
Leontes
statues
real
misunderstandings
shame
marriage
Claudio
Hero
Titania
compliments
beauty
wise
Oberon
waking up
seeing
true love
spells
desires
Polixenes
lose
friendship
regrets
Lady Macbeth
ambition
whatever it takes
power hungry
bad
Banquo
false truths
betrayal
consequences
trickery
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