Phrases from Shakespeare

If I remember correctly from the beginning of the semester, there was a mention that we use a lot of Shakespearian phrases without knowledge of it. And it just so happens I came across a few phrases I at least never realized were from the works of Shakespeare:

- "All that glitters is no gold" (The Merchant of Venice)

- "Better foot before" [best foot forward] (King John)

- "Break the ice" (The Taming of the Shrew)

- "Come what come may"[come what may] (Macbeth)

- "Dead as a doornail" (2 Henry VI)

- "Forever and a day" (As You Like It)

- "Give the devil his due" (I Henry IV)

- "Jealousy is a green-eyed monster" (Othello)

- "Heart of gold" (Henry V)

- "A rose by any other name would smell so sweet" (Romeo and Juliet)

- "As good luck would have it" (The Merry Wives of Windsor)

- "Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble" (Macbeth)

- "Fight fire with fire" (King John)

There are many, many more, but it's amazing to see just how much of Shakespeare's phrases are still used today and even more amusing to think that some people may not even know that they are quoting Shakespeare.

Phrases from Shakespeare can be found here.