What of Shakespeare's words or phrases are in everyday use?

Answer 1

'Sweets for the sweet' (Hamlet i think)

Jealousy - 'the green eyed monster' (Othello)

Answer 2

I counted over 100 phrases on the following two pages......

From All's well that ends well (Play of same name)
Through Sick at heart (Hamlet)
To All the worlds my Oyster (2 Henry IV)

Also included are several hundred words he 'coined' and were later added to the English Language

Answer 3

We use the Bard's words all of the time in everyday speech, however, we are often totally unaware that we are 'borrowing' sayings from his work! Will Shakespeare is attributed with writing 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 5 other poems and used about 21,000 different words. Shake-speare is credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words into the language. It's no wonder that expressions from his works are an 'anonymous' part of the English language.

The words of the Bard can be found everywhere! Shakespearean quotations can be heard on the radio and television on a daily basis. The advertising media love to make use of the Bard's sayings. Famous authors have even used Shakespearean quotations as titles for their books such Aldous Huxley and 'Brave New World'. And speaking of famous authors did you know that "What the dickens" was one of the qoutes used by Shake-speare, long before Charles Dickens was born? Other famous Shakespearean quotations such as "I 'll not budge an inch", "We have seen better days" ,"A dish fit for the gods" are all used frequently and, almost as a parody, the expression it's "Greek to me" is often used to describe a frustrated student's view of Shakespeare's work! Politicians dig deep into their pool of William Shake-speare qoutes and quotations such as "Fair Play", "Foregone Conclusion ", "One Fell Swoop", and "Into Thin Air ". Furthermore, other Shakespearean quotes such as "to thine own self be true" have become widely spoken pearls of wisdom. So qoutes from Will Shake-speare have now become household words - and just to emphasise the point "household word" is also one of the Bard's 'anonymous' quotations!

Some Famous examples of William Shakespeare Quotes from "Hamlet":
"To be, or not to be: that is the question". - Hamlet (Act III, Scene I).

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry". - Hamlet (Act I, Scene III).

"This above all: to thine own self be true". - Hamlet (Act I, Scene III).

""But, for my own part, it was Greek to me". - (Act I, Scene II).

"The course of true love never did run smooth". - (Act I, Scene I).

You can obtain famous quotes from Shakespeare's other plays on this link: http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-quotes.htm

Answer 4

Lots. No Shakes. scholar me, but 'by the skin of yr teeth' comes to mind.

Answer 5

In today's society it is
Is that a dagger I see before me

Answer 6

Not alot but..

Me think the lady dost protest too much....

Answer 7

'Goodnight, sleep tight' this is uses from Spakespeare's words.

Answer 8

Too many to list,it's bed time.