William Shakespeare is arguably the best British writer of all time. His works spanned across many topics and were quite extraordinary. As an actor, a playwright, and a poet, he was known for his wise words that are still famous to this day, centuries after his demise. Among all his notable quotations, Shakespeare love quotes are among the most popular.
- Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate — Sonnet 18, lines 1-2
- Speak low if you speak love - Much Ado About Nothing: Act 2, Scene 1
- The sight of lovers feedeth those in love’ - As You Like It: Act 3, Scene 4
- And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. - Love’s Labour’s Lost
- If music be the food of love, play on- Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene 1
- No sooner met but they looked, no sooner looked but they loved, no sooner loved but they sighed, no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason, no sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy; and in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage.- As You Like It
- The stroke of death is as a lovers pinch, Which hurts and is desired. - Antony & Cleopatra: Act 5, Scene 5
- The course of true love never did run smooth. - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- She’s beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is woman, and therefore to be won - Henry VI Part 1: Act 5, Scene 2
- Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love. - Hamlet
- Whoever loved that loved not at first sight? - As You Like It
- I love you more than words can wield the matter, Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty. - King Lear: Act 1, Scene 1
- Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night. - Romeo and Juliet
- Love sought is good, but given unsought is better - Twelfth Night
- I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest. - Much Ado About Nothing
In the words of the famous playwright, “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Reading through these Romeo and Juliet quotes, it is clear to see why Shakespeare's artistry is still lauded to this day.
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