William Shakespeare Quotes about Heaven
Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge, That no king can corrupt.
'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 1, l. 99
William Shakespeare (1784). “Othello, the Moor of Venice, tragedy ... Marked with the variations in the Manager's book, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane”, p.68
William Shakespeare (2013). “Making Sense of Hamlet! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling)”, p.240, BookCaps Study Guides
'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 1, l. 4
'Hamlet' (1601) act 3, sc. 3, l. 97
'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 4, l. 39
'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7) act 1, sc. 1, l. 14
When beggars die, there are no comets seen; the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 2, sc. 2, l. 30
'Othello' (1602-4) act 5, sc. 2, l. 271
William Shakespeare, David Crane (1997). “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, p.13, Cambridge University Press
William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.226
'Henry IV, Part 2' (1597) act 2, sc. 4, l. [249]
My language! heavens!I am the best of them that speak this speech. Were I but where 'tis spoken.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Weller Singer, Charles Symmons (1836). “The Dramatic Works and Poems of William Shakespeare”, p.36
'The Two Gentlemen Of Verona' (1592-3) act 3, sc. 2, l. 71
William Shakespeare (2013). “Making Sense of Measure for Measure! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelli”, p.221, BookCaps Study Guides
Virtue preserv'd from fell destruction's blast, Led on by heaven, and crown'd with joy at last.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Edward Capell, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.219
O, then, what graces in my love do dwell, that he hath turn'd a heaven unto hell
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, Charles Symmons (1842). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: From the Text of the Corrected Copies of Steevens and Malone, with a Life of the Poet”, p.117
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to Heaven.
'All's Well that Ends Well' (1603-4) act 1, sc. 1, l. [235]
O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.
'Henry V' (1599) chorus, l. 1
'Henry V' (1599) chorus, l. 1
'Othello' (1602-4) act 5, sc. 2, l. 232
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare.
"The Winter's Tale".
William Shakespeare, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), Gerard Vandergucht, Hubert François Gravelot (1762). “The Works of Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes : Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected, with Notes, Explanatory, and Critical”, p.147
William Shakespeare (1868). “The Works of William Shakspeare. Life, Glossary, &c. Reprinted from the Original Edition, and Compared with All Recent Commentators”, p.610