first person to answer: who said the world is our oyster?

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first person to answer: who said the world is our oyster?

i need to know. i love that phrase

2007-02-21 09:26:33 · 3 answers · asked by of 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations

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Shakespeasr coined "the world is my oyster". It comes from his play, The Merry Wives of Windsor.

2007-02-21 10:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

The quote comes from Shakespeare's only comedy set in England, The Merry Wives of Windsor:

"Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open."
(2.2.3-4), Pistol to Falstaff

2007-02-21 19:56:53 · answer #2 · answered by c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Popeye

2007-02-21 20:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋