Human condition Quote by Sharon Gless

Shakespeare is a great psychologist, and whatever can be known of the heart of man may be found in his plays.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.

— Martin Freeman

I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive.

— Rita Dove

I think Shakespeare really got it. He was the first one to introduce psychology to villains and give them a real point of view.

— Oscar Isaac

Shakespeare has great ability to skirt around a subject and portray human nature.

— Kelli O'Hara

Could Shakespeare give a theory of Shakespeare?

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are a lot of theories about Shakespeare.

— Christina Ricci

The nice thing with Shakespeare from a modern point of view is that a lot of stuff that was tragic for him can read…

— Ryan North

You could argue we are a different audience today,but on the other hand what is it that makes Shakespeare great? It is that he…

— Sam Wanamaker

I think it is a quest of literature throughout the ages to describe the human condition.

— Werner Herzog

Shakespeare set a lot of his dramas in a historical perspective or war perspective, or he would study what was going on at that…

— Marcia Gay Harden

You can find a connection with any Shakespeare role you play.

— Michelle Dockery