Behinds Quote by P. G. Wodehouse

“I’m not absolutely certain of my facts, but I rather fancy it’s Shakespeare—or, if not, it’s some equally brainy lad—who says that it’s always…

— P.G. Wodehouse

Shakespeare's plays often turn on the idea of fate, as much drama does. What makes them so tragic is the gap between what his…

— Nate Silver

One of the wonderful things about Shakespeare is that he trusted an audience to move quickly with him. One moment tragedy, the next comedy.

— Mariette Hartley

“Slipping in blood, by his own hand, through pride, Hamlet, Othello, Coriolanus fall. Upon his bed, however, Shakespeare die, Having endured them all.”

— Louise Bogan

Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance.

— James Joyce

If ever Shakespeare rants, it is not when his imagination is hurrying him along, but when he is hurrying his imagination along.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

“every psychic defence mechanism known to the modern psychologist makes its appearance somewhere in Shakespeare.”

— Theodore Dalrymple

Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which…

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

“The life of Shakespeare is a fine mystery and I tremble every day lest something turn up.”

— Charles Dickens

“...with an understanding of Shakespeare there comes a release from the gullibility that makes you prey to the great shopkeeper who runs the world,…

— Nadine Gordimer

We read too much Shakespeare at school, and view our parliamentary politics as dynastic drama, in which an impatient crown prince frets at his…

— James Buchan

Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some…

— Andrew Coyle Bradley