All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare, published in the First Folio in 1623. Set in the early 17th century, it follows Helena, a determined young woman who cures the ailing King of France to win the heart of Bertram, the Countess's son. Despite his initial rejection, Bertram sets impossible conditions for their marriage, leading to a complex exploration of love, desire, and societal expectations. This play is notable for its ethical dilemmas and is classified as one of Shakespeare's 'problem plays.'
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“Love all, trust a few,Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemyRather in power than use; and keep thy friendUnder thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,But never tax'd for speech.””
— William Shakespeare
“All's well that ends well.””
— William Shakespeare
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.””
— William Shakespeare
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues would be proud,if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair, if they were not cherished by our virtues.””
— William Shakespeare
“Good with out evil is like light with out darkness which in turn is like righteousness whith out hope.””
— William Shakespeare
“Love is holy.””
— William Shakespeare
“My friends were poor, but honest; so's my love:””
— William Shakespeare
“Now I see the mystery of your loneliness .””
— William Shakespeare
“They say miracles are past; and we have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. Hence is it that we make trifles of terrors, ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear.””
— William Shakespeare
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