Shakespeare quotes on silence

Anon, as patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclos'd, His silence will sit drooping
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

So tell him, with th' occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited-

And how doth my cousin, your bed-fellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen? SILENCE
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

I dare say my cousin William is become a good scholar; he is at Oxford still, is he not? SILENCE
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

Jesu, Jesu, the mad days that I have spent! and to see how many of my old acquaintance are dead! SILENCE
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

For our enemies shall fall before us, inspired with the spirit of putting down kings and princes- command silence
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

The red wine first must rise In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em Talk us to silence
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

first, that your stay with him may not be long; that the time may have all shadow and silence in it; and the place answer to convenience
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Iago, look with care about the town, And silence those whom this vile brawl distracted
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

my grief lies all within; And these external manner of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortur'd soul
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Which when I saw, I reprehended them, And ask'd the Mayor what meant this wilfull silence
Source: KING RICHARD III

E'en at hand, alighted by this; and therefore be not- Cock's passion, silence! I hear my master
Source: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

They answer, in a joint and corporate voice, That now they are at fall, want treasure, cannot Do what they would, are sorry- you are honourable- But yet they could have wish'd- they know not- Something hath been

[Sound trumpets and lay the coffin in the tomb] In peace and honour rest you here, my sons; Rome's readiest champions, repose you here in rest, Secure from worldly chances and mishaps! Here lurks no treason, here no envy swells, Here grow no damned drugs, here are no storms, No noise, but silence and eternal sleep
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Fair Diomed, you do as chapmen do, Dispraise the thing that you desire to buy; But we in silence hold this virtue well
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

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