A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Topic

Circle of life Interconnectedness of all things

Speaker

Hamlet

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Hamlet

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 4, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 3.

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Everything that lives,
Lives not alone, nor for itself.

William Blake

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Interconnectedness of all things Nature of life Life

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William Blake
Source
The Book of Thel
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. The Book of Thel. London, c. 1789.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Book of Thel." Blake: Poems, edited by Peter Washington. Everyman's Library, 1994.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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Courage Cowardice Death
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Caesar

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William Shakespeare
Source
Julius Caesar
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play) Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2 sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.

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There is no racial bigotry here! I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops, or greasers! Here, you are all equally worthless!

Gunnery Sargent Hartman

Full Metal Jacket

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Equality Racism Bigotry
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Gunnery Sargent Hartman
Actor
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Full Metal Jacket
Medium
Film
Genre
War (film) War
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
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Full Metal Jacket. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Natant/Harrier Films, 1987.