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Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some one aspect of the tragic fact. ↗

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

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Shakespeare's idea of the tragic fact is larger than this idea and goes beyond it; but it includes it, and it is worth while to observe the identity of the two in a certain point which is often ignored. ↗

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

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We cannot arrive at Shakespeare's whole dramatic way of looking at the world from his tragedies alone, as we can arrive at Milton's way of regarding things, or at Wordsworth's or at Shelley's, by examining almost any one of their important works. ↗

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

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One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain. ↗

— Jackson Browne

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As a young man, Yeats spoke to me in a way I could understand. Shakespeare I couldn't understand, but Yeats I could. It was his subject matter and also I really admired the way he put his personal life on the line. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

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You've got two people that are well known in South Dakota, respected. We'll see how it all shakes out. ↗

— Tom Daschle

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Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent. ↗

— Anita Diament

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I eat five to seven meals a day and a couple of protein shakes. ↗

— Casper Van Dien

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If Shakespeare was around today I would ask him out to dinner. The only thing I don't like about him is the way he did his hair. ↗

— Michelle Dockery

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