King Edward III

“Although experience teach us this is true,That peaceful quietness brings most delight,When most of all abuses are controlled;Yet, insomuch it shall be known that weAs well can master our affectionsAs conquer other by the dint of sword,””

— William Shakespeare

“It is a glorious thing to stablish peace,And kings approach the nearest unto GodBy giving life and safety unto menQueen Philllip – Act V, scene 1””

— William Shakespeare

“Comfort thy self, as I do, gentle Queen,With hope of sharp, unheard of, dire revenge.--He bids me to provide his funeral,And so I will; but all the Peers in FranceShall mourners be, and weep out bloody tears,Until their empty veins be dry and sere:The pillars of his hearse shall be his bones;The mould that covers him, their City ashes;His knell, the groaning cries of dying men;And, in the stead of tapers on his tomb,An hundred fifty towers shall burning blaze,While we bewail our valiant son's decease.””

— William Shakespeare

“No hope, but death, to bury up our shame.Phillip – Act IV, scene 7””

— William Shakespeare

“Our drums strike nothing but discouragement, Our trumpets sound dishonor and retire;The spirit of fear, that feareth nought but death,Cowardly works confusion on it self.Charles – Act IV, scene 7””

— William Shakespeare

“My self, whose spirit is steel to their dull lead,What with recalling of the prophecy,And that our native stones from English armsRebel against us, find myself attaintedWith strong surprise of weak and yielding fear.King John – Act IV, scene 7””

— William Shakespeare

“What canst thou promise that I cannot break?Which of these twain is greater infamy,To disobey thy father or thy self?Thy word, nor no mans, may exceed his power;Nor that same man doth never break his word,That keeps it to the utmost of his power.The breach of faith dwells in the soul's consent:Which if thy self without consent do break.King John – Act IV, scene 5””

— William Shakespeare