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Who else is obsessed with Shakespeare?? Shakespeare fans challenge

I have a challenge for you guys:
I'm going to give you 7 famous Shakespeare quotes- if you're a true Shakespeare fan you'll probably be able to get all 7- and you have to tell me which play the quote comes from. Some plays may appear more than once. To make it easier I'll write some names of plays that will probably show up (not in order):
Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet

Now the quotes:
1) "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
2) To be, or to not be: that is the question."
3) "The course of true love never did run smooth."
4) "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
5) "To thine own self be true."
6) "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."
7) "It's not enough to speak, but to speak true."

Extra challenge: Name the Act number in which the quote appears

Have fun.. and good luck! (MWAHAHAHAHAHA)
(don't just search them all up, it takes the fun out of the game)
Frankly, I hate the guy. I liked it when Rowan Atkinson went back in history and gave him a kick.
I was forced to read Billy's works in high school. Hated it beyond hate. I've forgotten 99.9% of it by now, thank god. I only regretted it when i watched Jeopardy. You know, back when Alex was alive, before the producers totally ruined the show.
Shakespeare remains disconcertingly pertinent to present-day politics:

"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this ton of pork!"

(More or less what Richard III meant to say, or should have).

By the way, number 1, I believe, comes from "As You Like It" and the quote as shown was NOT doctored by modern scholars to make it more politically correct (by carefully saying "men and women"). Ol' William was just ahead of his time.
@Noflaps said in #7:
> Shakespeare remains disconcertingly pertinent to present-day politics:
>
> "Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this ton of pork!"
>
> (More or less what Richard III meant to say, or should have).
>
> By the way, number 1, I believe, comes from "As You Like It" and the quote as shown was NOT doctored by modern scholars to make it more politically correct (by carefully saying "men and women"). Ol' William was just ahead of his time.
That's correct
2 "To be, or to not be: that is the question."
Hamlet (graveyard monologue)
4 "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's dialog)

The rest, whereas I heard them before, I know not where.

However I can conclude as a fact, that there is no Henry V in the #1 :-(

@kit_kat1122 follow up question for you ;-)
Whose skull did Hamlet pick up for his monologue?

For what purpose does Antonio, in the Merchant of Venice take up a loan?

In Henry the fifth, what present did the french herald bring to the English King?

From a scale 1-11 where 10 is the highest, how much do you like this abridged adaption of Hamlet?:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eont_yEGZs
@NaturalBornTraveller said in #9:
> 2 "To be, or to not be: that is the question."
> Hamlet (graveyard monologue)
> 4 "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
> Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's dialog)
>
> The rest, whereas I heard them before, I know not where.
>
> However I can conclude as a fact, that there is no Henry V in the #1 :-(
>
> @kit_kat1122 follow up question for you ;-)
> Whose skull did Hamlet pick up for his monologue?
>
> For what purpose does Antonio, in the Merchant of Venice take up a loan?
>
> In Henry the fifth, what present did the french herald bring to the English King?
>
> From a scale 1-11 where 10 is the highest, how much do you like this abridged adaption of Hamlet?:

I think it was the skull of the king's jester in Hamlet. I don't remember his first name, only that it was a jester's name.

I hate the Merchant of Venice.

but Antonio takes a loan from the banker Shylock to help his friend Basanio court his beloved. if Antonio fails, he must cut off a piece of his body.

Present ? I thought he cames for the surrender of the English at Agincourt, but they are tough and refuse the offer. (and wins the battle). in short, a pure fiction which has nothing to do with the bloodshed of the real battle.

2) and 5) from Hamlet
4) Romeo and Juliet
6) Macbeth ? (Witches scene ?)
1) and 7) A Midsummer night's dream 7 is at thé ending if i remember well