THE ANSWERS

Herwith the answers to quoting Shakespeare, should anyone be interested:

 

If you cannot understand my argument, and declare ``It's Greek to me'', ( Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2 Line 295 said by Casca) you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning (King Lear Act 3 Scene 2 Lines 62-63 spoken by Lear), you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days  (Antony and Cleopatra Act 1 Scene 5 line 88, spoken by Cleopatra) , you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger (Hamlet Act 1, scene 2, lines 229-232 spoken by Horatio); if your wish is father to the thought (Henry IV Part 2, Act 4 Scene 3 Line 245, spoken by the King)  if your lost property has vanished into thin air (2 possible – Othello Act 3, scene 1 Line 21 said by the Clown or The Tempest  Act 4, scene 1, line 163, spoken by Prospero), you are quoting Shakespeare; if you have ever refused to budge an inch (The Taming of the Shrew, Induction, scene 1 line 14, spoken by Christopher Sly) or suffered from green-eyed jealousy (The Merchant of Venice, Act 3, scene 2, line 113 spoken by Portia), if you have played fast and loose (Three possible plays: Antony and Cleopatra, act 4 scene 12 line 11, spoken by Antony; King John, act 3 scene 1 line 234, spoken by King Philip; Love’s Labour’s Lost Act 1 scene 2, line 157 spoken by Boy (Armado’s page) and in Act 3, scene 1, line 105 spoken by Costard)   if you have been tongue-tied (from sonnets 80-line 4 and 85 – line 1), a tower of strength (Richard III, act 5, scene 3 line 12 spoken by Richard) hoodwinked (Romeo and Juliet, act 1 scene 4 line 3 said by Benvolio) or in a pickle (The Tempest, act 5 scene 1 lines 337/338, spoken by Alonso and Trinculo) if you have knitted your brows (Henry VI, Part 2, Act 3, scene 1,line 15 said by Queen Margaret), made a virtue of necessity (Two Gentlemen from Verona, Act 4, scene 1 line 62, spoken by second outlaw), insisted on fair play (King John, act 5 scene 1 line 67 and scene 2 line 119 spoken by Bastard), slept not one wink (Cymbeline, act 3 scene 4 line 109 spoken by Pisanio), stood on ceremony (Julius Caesar, act 2 scene 2, line 13 spoken by Calpurnia), danced attendance (on your lord and master) (Henry VI, Par 2, act 1 scene 3, line 175, said by York), laughed yourself into stitches (Twelfth Night, Act 3, scene 2, line 66 spoken by Maria), had short shrift (Richard III, Act 3 scene 4 line 95, spoken by Ratcliffe), cold comfort (The Taming of the Shrew, act 4 scene 1 spoken by Grumio and King John, act 5 scene 7, line 45 spoken by King John)  or too much of a good thing ( As you like it Act 4 scene 1 line 129, spoken by Rosalind), if you have seen better days (As You Like It, act 2, scene 7 line 125, spoken by Duke Senior, and Timon of Athens, act 4 scene 2 line 26 spoken by Flavius)  or lived in a fool's paradise ( Romeo and Juliet, act 2 scene 4 line 169 spoken by Nurse)-why, be that as it may (As You Like It, act 3 scene 3, line 33 spoken by Touchstone), the more fool you ( The Taming of the Shrew, act 5 scene 2 line 143, spoken by Bianca), for it is a foregone conclusion (Othello, act 3 scene 3, line 486 spoken by Othello) that you are (as good luck would have it) (The Merry Wives of Windsor, act 3, scene 5, line 85 spoken by Falstaff) quoting Shakespeare; if you think it is early days (Troilus and Cressida, act 4 scene 5 line 14, spoken by Achilles) and clear out bag and baggage (As You Like It, act 3 scene 2, line 163 spoken by Touchstone), if you think it is high time (Comedy of Errors act 3 scene 2 line 173 spoken by Antipholus of Syracuse) and that that is the long and short of it (The Merry Wives of Windsor act 2 scene 2 line 59 spoken by Mistress Quickly) , if you believe that the game is up (Cymbeline, act 3 scene 3 line 115 spoken by Belarius) and that truth will out (Merchant of Venice, act 2 scene 2 Line 78/9 spoken by Lancelet) even if it involves your own flesh and blood (Merchant of Venice, act 3 scene 1 line 34, spoken by Shylock and other plays), if you lie low (Much Ado About Nothing, act 5 scene 1, line 57 , spoken by Leonato’s Brother) till the crack of doom (Macbeth, act 4 scene 1, line 132 spoken by Macbeth) because you suspect foul play (Hamlet, act 1 scene 2 line 278, spoken by Hamlet – also Henry IV part 1, act 3 scene 2 line 174 spoken by Blunt), if you have your teeth set on edge (Henry IV part 1, act 3 scene 1 line 136, spoken by Hotspur) (at one fell swoop) (Macbeth, act 4 scene 3 , line 258 spoken by Macduff) ,  without rhyme or reason  (Comedy of Errors, act 2 scene 2 line 51/2 spoken by Antipholus of Syracuse) , then - to give the devil his due (Henry IV part 1, act 1 scene 2 line 123 spoken by Prince of Wales and Henry V act 3 scene 7, line 118/9 spoken by Orleans) - if the truth were known (The Winter’s Tale, act 2 scene1, line 238 spoken by Antigonus) (for surely you have a tongue in your head) (The Tempest, act 3 scene 2 line 38, spoken by Stephano) you are quoting Shakespeare; even if you bid me good riddance (Troilus and Cressida, act 2 scene 1 line 124, spoken by Patroclus) and send me packing (Henry IV, part 1, act 2 scene 4 line 309 spoken by Falstaff), if you wish I was dead as a door-nail (Henry VI Part 2, act 4 scene 10, line 38 said by Jack Cade), if you think I am an eyesore (The Taming of the Shrew, act 3 scene 2, line 102 spoken by Baptista), a laughing stock (The Merry Wives of Windsor, act 3 scene 1 line 86 spoken by Sir Hugh) , the devil incarnate (Titus Andronicus, act 5 scene 1 line 40, spoken by Lucius), a stony-hearted villain (Henry IV Part1, act 2 scene 2, line 27 spoken by Falstaff) , bloody-minded (HenryVI part 2, act 4 scne 1 line 37 , spoken by Suffolk, and Henry VI Part 3 act 2 scene 6 line 32 spoken by  Edward) or a blinking idiot (Merchant of Venice, act 2 scene 9 line 58 spoken by Arragon), then - by Jove! (All’s Well that Ends Well, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolinus, Henry V, Henry VI part 3, Love’s Labour’s Lost – by various chracters) O Lord! (All’s Well That Ends Well, act 2, scene 2 line 55 and 59 spoken by Fool) Tut tut! (Henry IV part 1, act 4, scene 2 line 66 Falstaff / Henry Vi Part 1 act 2 scene 4 line 19 spoken by Plantagenet / Richard II act 2 scene 3 line 90 spoken by York / Richard III act 1 scene 3 line 370 spoken by Murderer /  Richard III act 4 scene 2 line 24, spoken by Richard) For goodness' sake!  (Henry VIII, prologue line 23 and in act 3 scene 1 line 177 spoken by Wolsey) What the dickens! (The Merry Wives of Windsor, act3 scene 2 line 17 spoken by Mistress Page)  But me no buts! (is not in Shakespeare but Coined in 1709 by Susanna Centlivre in the play The Busie Body). - it is all one to me (Henry VI Part 2 act 1 scene 3 line 105 spoken by King Henry) for you are quoting Shakespeare.

 

Bernard Levin