Shakespeare's Funniest Lines
Some of the funniest and wittiest lines from William Shakespeare's plays span clever insults, deadpan observations, and absurd stage moments:
One-Liners & Wit
"I do desire we may be better strangers." — As You Like It (Rosalind telling Orlando she wants nothing to do with him)
"There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave / To tell us this." — Hamlet (Horatio responding to Hamlet pointing out that every villain in Denmark is a knave)
"How art thou out of breath, when thou hast breath to say to me that thou hast breath?" — Romeo and Juliet (Juliet mocking the Nurse for dragging out news)
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!" — A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck watching the lovers bicker)
"I would rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me." — Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice on romance)
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