Misquotes of Shakespeare
The quotes of Shakespeare that they got wrong
People love to quote Shakespeare.  He does have some really good quotes. The problem is, that he is often misquoted as much as he is quoted. Many times the misquotes are far more famous than the real lines. Here are a few of the words of Shakespeare with both the correct lines and incorrect lines from some of his most famous, and quotable, works.

Quiz: Brush Up Your Shakespeare
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People have been quoting from Shakespeare for hundreds of years, often unknowingly. In fact Shakespeare's words have become such common "household words" (Henry V) in our everyday language, that most of us have no idea that phrases such as "good riddance," (Troilius and Cressida) "full circle," (King Lear) and "for goodness sake," (Henry VIII) originated from Shakespeare. We tend to quote the Bard, "not wisely, but too well" (Othello). Take this quiz and see if you know where these famous qu...

Supernatural Shakespeare Quotes
Magick, Metaphor, and the Supernatural in the Works of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare contributed many phrases to common English, from the famous "To be, or not to be" to "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" to a few lesser known, but still commonly used, phrases in everyday English. Much of the content and story lines in Shakespeare's works were of a supernatural theme. This lens focuses on a few of these themes, popular phrases, and metaphors that derive from the works of Shakespeare, as well as their meanings in the context of the works in whic...