Shakespeare quotes on hero

Leander, he would have liv'd many a fair year, though Hero had turn'd nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night; for, good youth, he went but forth to wash him in the Hellespont, and, being taken with the cramp, was drown'd; and the foolish

Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretch'd heroes the beggars' shadows
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

If it were so, I might have let alone The insulting hand of Douglas over you, Which would have been as speedy in your end As all the poisonous potions in the world, And sav'd the treacherous labour of your son
Source: THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH

If not- why, in a moment look to see The blind and bloody with foul hand Defile the locks of your shrill-shrieking daughters; Your fathers taken by the silver beards, And their most reverend heads dash'd to the walls; Your naked infants spitted upon pikes, Whiles the mad mothers with their howls confus'd Do break the clouds, as did the wives of Jewry At Herod's bloody-hunting slaughtermen
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

The reason mov'd these warlike lords to this Was, for that-young Richard thus remov'd, Leaving no heir begotten of his body- I was the next by birth and parentage; For by my mother I derived am From Lionel Duke of Clarence, third son To King Edward the Third; whereas he From John of Gaunt doth bring his pedigree, Being but fourth of that heroic line
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

Have I not hideous death within my view, Retaining but a quantity of life, Which bleeds away even as a form of wax Resolveth from his figure 'gainst the fire? What in the world should make me now deceive, Since I must lose the use of all deceit? Why should I then be false, since it is true That I must die here, and live hence by truth? I say again, if Lewis do will the day, He is forsworn if e'er those eyes of yours Behold another day break in the east; But even this night, whose black contagious breath Already smokes about the burning crest

An admirable evasion of whore-master man, to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star! My father compounded with my mother under the Dragon's Tail, and my nativity was under Ursa Major, so that it follows I am rough and lecherous
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

More fairer than fair, beautiful than beauteous, truer than truth itself, have commiseration on thy heroical vassal
Source: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

This ungenitur'd agent will unpeople the province with continency; sparrows must not build in his house-eaves because they are lecherous
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

I would scarce trust myself, though I had sworn the contrary, if Hero would be my wife
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

What fashion will you wear the garland of? about your neck, like an usurer's chain? or under your arm, like a lieutenant's scarf? You must wear it one way, for the Prince hath got your Hero
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

I think I told your lordship, a year since, how much I am in the favour of Margaret, the waiting gentlewoman to Hero
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Go you to the Prince your brother; spare not to tell him that he hath wronged his honour in marrying the renowned Claudio (whose estimation do you mightily hold up) to a contaminated stale, such a one as Hero
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Dost thou hear, Balthasar? I pray thee get us some excellent music; for to-morrow night we would have it at the Lady Hero's chamber window
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

The conference was sadly borne; they have the truth of this from Hero; they seem to pity the lady
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream And greedily devour the treacherous bait
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Why did you so? Doth not the gentleman Deserve as full, as fortunate a bed As ever Beatrice shall couch upon? Hero
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

But know that I have to-night wooed Margaret, the Lady Hero's gentlewoman, by the name of Hero
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Enter Don Pedro, [John the] Bastard, Leonato, Friar [Francis], Claudio, Benedick, Hero, Beatrice, [and Attendants]
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Marry, that he had received a thousand ducats of Don John for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

And that Count Claudio did mean, upon his words, to disgrace Hero before the whole assembly, and not marry her
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

All this amazement can I qualify, When, after that the holy rites are ended, I'll tell you largely of fair Hero's death
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

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