Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice': Quotes

Portia - Mercy vs Justice - act 4 scene 1

The quality of mercy is not strain'd.

Shylock - Revenge / Obsession with justice - act 1 scene 3

If you repay me not... an equal pound of your flesh.

Shylock - Humanity / Prejudice - act 3 scene 1

Hath not a Jew eyes?

Shylock - Religious hatred act 1 scene 3

I hate him for he is a Christian.

Prince of Morocco - Appearance vs Reality - act 2 scene 7

All that glisters is not gold.

Prince of Morocco - Racism / Judgement by appearance - act 2 scene 1

Mislike me not for my complexion.

Portia - Love / Marriage - act 3 scene 2

One half of me is yours, the other half yours.

Bassanio - Loyalty / Love - act 3 scene 2

When this ring parts from this finger, then parts life.

Poem Quotes - Daffodils

“I wandered lonely as a cloud” - simile,personification
“A host, of golden daffodils”
“And then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils”

The Outsiders Quotes - Ponyboy

Ponyboy “If you don’t stick up for them, make like brothers it isn’t a gang anymore”
Ponyboy recites Robert Frost “Nothing gold can stay”
Ponyboy “Why can I take it when Dally can’t? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.”
Randy to Ponyboy “Johnny and Dallas were our buddies too but you don’t just stop living because you lose someone.”

The Outsiders Quotes - Johnny

Johnny “Shut up about last night, I killed a kid last night (…) how do you like to live with that?”
Johnny “We saw the same sunset”

The Outsiders Quotes - Dally

Dally “I just don’t want you to get hurt you don’t know what jail can do to you”s

Caged Bird Quotes - Hope in the face of oppression

“The caged bird sings with a fearful trill”

Caged Bird Quotes - Freedom and privilege

“A free bird leaps on the back of the wind”

Shall I Compare Thee To a Summers Day Quote - Better then nature, perfect

“Thou art more lovely and more temperate”