William Shakespeare Quotes
That, sir, which serves and seeks for gain,
And follows but for form,
Will pack, when it begins to rain,
And leave thee in a storm.
Shakespeare, William. King Lear. Act 2, Scene 4.
In 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt instructed his Attorney General to file one of America’s first and the largest anti-trust case against Northern Securities Company. The President was a Republican and a patrician. Most of his social acquaintances and a few friends were totally surprised that the President could turn against his own class in what they saw as an act of class warfare. They sought explanations for the unthinkable.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. They also continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
