Category Archives: Romantic Shakespearean Quotes

Romantic Shakespeare Quotes. Answer to “May I ask you something?”

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jimmie

“Being thy slave what should I do but tend Upon the hours and times of your desire? I have no precious time at all to spend, Nor services to do till you require.” (SON.57) Tips for Use. Another example of a romantic Shakespeare quote. Answer to, ‘Will you do this for me?’ And/or a follow Read More

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Love at First Sight

Posted on March 4, 2012 by jimmie

“…The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service” (Tempest act 3 sc. 1) Tips for Use. In declarations of love the frontier between the romantic and the ridiculous is usually quite narrow. It is quite true that, “Love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies they themselves Read More

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Compliment…. an angel, answer to question

Posted on February 18, 2012 by jimmie

“By Jupiter an angel, or if not, an earthly paragon. Behold divineness” (Cymbeline.3.6) Tips for Use. Show your astonishment at  female perfection even if perfection may not be complete. Remember that flattery is the infantry of negotiations (Oscar Wilde). Or  soothe her feelings in case of a previous disagreement leaving her to feel slighted. “Behold Read More

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Winter Blues

Posted on February 15, 2012 by jimmie

“… Or call it winter, which being full of care, Makes summer’s welcome thrice more wished, More rare.” (SON 56) In his stately and marching English Dr. Johnson wrote that, “”It is commonly observed, that when two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather; they are in haste to tell each other what Read More

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Compliment for Valentine (or any other appropriate situation)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by jimmie

“More flowers I noted, yet none I could see, But sweet, or colour it had stolen from thee.” (SON 99) Tips for use. A good compliment never fails to work. “I could live for a month on a good compliment”, said Mark Twain. Write the topic quoted Shakespeare lines on a  Valentine card or birthday, Read More

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But Yet, Objections Direct or Indirect

Posted on February 7, 2012 by jimmie

“I do not like ‘but yet’, it does allay The good precedence: fie upon ‘but yet’, ‘But yet’ is as a jailer to bring forth Some monstrous malefactor.” (AC.2.5) Tips for use. When she is almost ready to say yes but there is still some hesitation expressed by “but yet”. Or in any occasion where Read More

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Ageless Perfect Woman

Posted on February 6, 2012 by jimmie

“Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Other women cloy The appetite they feed, but she makes Hungry, where most she satisfies.” (AC.2.2) Tips on Use. Answer to “Will you always love me even when I am old?” Change the case of the particle from ‘her’ to you and from ‘she makes’ Read More

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Compliment for Jewel or other Object

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

Sweet Ornament that Decks a Thing Divine (TGV 2.1) Comments and How to Use. “I can live for two months on a good compliment”. The statement is attributed to Mark Twain. Being complimented can be sometimes embarrassing, because agreeing may suggest conceit while disagreeing may hide false modesty. But saying that you can live for Read More

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A Rose for Christmas?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

At Christmas I no more desire a rose, Than wish a snow in May’s new fangled mirth, But like of each thing as in season grows.” (LLL.1.1) How to Use. The best quotes capture simple truths in a unique way that makes them memorable. This is especially true of William Shakespeare’s quotes on life. Use Read More

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Break my Heart

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

Break my heart For I must hold my tongue (Hamlet, act 1, sc. 2) How to Use. Short, pointed and one of the best Shakespeare lines when you want to convey that you strongly disapprove of what is going on but, for whatever reason, you must contain your anger. It may apply to a quarrel Read More

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