Shakespeare Love Quotes

Tag: Comedies

October 30

Love the Rogue

I love him for his sake;
And yet I know him a notorious liar,
Think him a great way fool, solely a coward.
Yet these fixed evils sit so fit in him,
That they take place.

—All’s Well That Ends Well,
Act I, Scene i
October 26

Flaws and All

And, I pray thee now, tell me for
which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?

–Much Ado About Nothing,
Act V, Scene ii
October 25

Steadfast

All thy vexations
Were but my trials of thy love and thou
Hast strangely stood the test here, afore Heaven,
I ratify this my rich gift.

–The Tempest,
Act IV, Scene i
October 19

Qualified

I do not seek to quench your love’s hot fire,
But qualify the fire’s extreme rage,
Lest it should burn above the bounds of reason.

-Two Gentlemen of Verona,
Act II, Scene vii
October 18

Unquenchable

Didst thou but know the inly touch of love,
Thou wouldst as soon go kindle fire with snow
As seek to quench the fire of love with words.

-Two Gentlemen of Verona,
Act II, Scene vii
October 14

Mistress of My Heart

While you, sweet dear, prove mistress of my heart.

-Taming of the Shrew,
Act IV, Scene ii
October 10

Reassurance

O, stay and hear; your true love’s coming…
Trip no further, pretty sweeting;
Journeys end in lovers meeting.

-Twelfth Night,
Act II, Scene iii