Modern Quote by Ryan North

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

Shakespeare is so fundamental to the way we see story. A tremendous amount of narratives come from him - more than many authors are…

— Rebecca Serle

I'm going to be criticized by lots of "scholars," but I think Shakespeare's best comedy often appears in his tragedies, actually. Not necessarily in…

— Chukwudi Iwuji

Was there ever such stuff as great as part of Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you? - What? -…

— George III

Was there ever such thing as great Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you — what — was there not sad stuff?

— George III

Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche.

— James McAvoy

Anything that brings people to see Shakespeare is fine by me. He's the great humanist.

— Ray Fearon

Even in the tragedies, [William] Shakespeare always put in parts for the comic actors because his audience was mixed. He puts in people who…

— Margaret Atwood

When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in modern spelling…

— James Fenton

If Shakespeare thought comedy worthwhile, that means the rest of us can take a break from tragedy now and then without betraying our calling,…

— Mark Helprin

I think that one of the reasons Shakespeare withstands the test of time is that his themes are so universal.

— Rebecca Serle

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