Shakspeare's Mental Photographs · William Shakespeare
WHAT ARE YOU?
1. I am Sir Oracle, And, when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! _Merchant of Venice._ Act i. Scene 1. 2. A woman: and for secrecy, No lady closer. _Henry IV._ Part I. Act ii. Scene 3. 3. I am so full of business, I cannot answer thee acutely. _All’s Well That Ends Well._ Act i. Scene 1. 4. A braver soldier never couched lance, A gentler heart did never sway in court. _Henry VI._ Part I. Act iii. Scene 2. 5. Above my fortunes, yet my state is well: I am a gentleman. _Twelfth Night._ Act i. Scene 5. 6. Infirm of purpose! _Macbeth._ Act ii. Scene 2. 7. Being a woman, I will not be slack To play my part in fortune’s pageant. _Henry VI._ Part II. Act i. Scene 2. 8. But man, proud man! Drest in a little brief authority. _Measure for Measure._ Act ii. Scene 2. 9. To answer every man directly, and briefly, Wisely, and truly. Wisely I say, I am a bachelor. _Julius Cæsar._ Act iii. Scene 3. 10. Perfect. _Henry IV._ Part I. Act ii. Scene 4. 11. A man, who is the abstract of all faults That all men follow. _Antony and Cleopatra._ Act i. Scene 4. 12. A woman of an invincible spirit. _Henry VI._ Part II. Act i. Scene 4.
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