Metaphor Quote by William Shakespeare

“And high above, depicted in a tower, Sat Conquest, robed in majesty and power, Under a sword that swung above his head, Sharp-edged and…

— Geoffrey Chaucer

“YOUNG MORTIMER: Thou proud disturber of thy country's peace, Corrupter of thy king, cause of these broils, Base flatterer, yield! and were it not…

— Christopher Marlowe

“Why, on to the castle, to kill the royal family, and claim the throne that isn't mine by right!”

— Richard Curtis

“I raised my spear to heaven. 'For God and Britain!' I cried, and my cry was answered in kind. And then I was racing…

— Stephen R. Lawhead

“Who so pulleth out this sword from this stone and anvil is trueborn King of all Britain.”

— Rosemary Sutcliff

“Tell thou the King and all his liars, that I Have founded my Round Table in the North, And whatsoever his own knights have…

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

“My Aincrad style of swordsmanship was brought here from the floating castle. From a game of death, where every battle risked the ultimate price.”

— Reki Kawahara

“-like maintaining the grounds of a castle when the knight, fallen in battle, will never be returning”

— Richard Blow

“This tottered ensign of my ancestors Which swept the desert shore of that dead sea Whereof we got the name of Mortimer, Will I…

— Christopher Marlowe

“This is the hour of the Shire-folk, when they arise from their quiet fields to shake the towers and counsels of the Great.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Walking home with the back half of the twelve-foot ladder I turned to look in the direction of Hugh’s loft. 'You will be mine,'…

— David Sedaris

“Far rather would I be condemned to a perpetual dwelling in the infernal regions, than, even for one night, abide beneath the roof of…

— Charlotte Brontë