Crowds Quote by Thomas B. Macaulay

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

Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.

— Anonymous

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

“Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a…

— Samuel Johnson

First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he…

— Stephen Greenblatt

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

— Benjamin Disraeli

Shakespeare was very political, but he was also a fabulous entertainer. That's where his genius comes in as a playwright.

— Adrian Dunbar

Whoever wrote Shakespeare is a working class hero be he an aristocrat or a peasant. Shakespeare is a great leveler. We're presented with kings,…

— Rhys Ifans

Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square.

— Alex Cox

Shakespeare was a dramatist of note who lived by writing things to quote.

— H. C. Bunner

Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

In order to appreciate a great man, we must know his surroundings. We must understand the scope of the drama in which he played…

— Robert Green Ingersoll