There's a reason why his works survive. There's always a moment in every Shakespeare play that makes you think, "Wow, that's the story of my life!" If you're not convinced, here are some quotes that perfectly sum up the life of a college student.
“Oh go not to these wars.”
("Henry IV Pt. II," Act 2, scene III)
This one is for when your best friends are feuding.
“If music be the food of love, play on.”
("Twelfth Night," Act 1, Scene I)
This one is for when your jam comes on at the club.
“A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
("Richard III," Act 5, Scene IV)
This one is for when you have 10 minutes to get across campus.
“What light through yonder window breaks?”
("Romeo and Juliet," Act 2, Scene II)
This one is for when you wake up hungover.
“Get thee to a nunnery.”
("Hamlet," Act 3, Scene I)
This one is for when you start to question your career choice
“Macbeth hath murdered sleep.”
("Macbeth," Act 2, Scene II)
Insert your most difficult professor’s name here.
“Sir, spare your threats.”
("A Winter's Tale," Act 3, Scene II)
This one is for when a professor gives you the “rigor talk.”
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
("The Tempest," Act 1, Scene II)
This one is for when you spot multiple exes at a party.
“Was ever woman in this manner woo’d?”
("Richard III," Act 1, Scene II)
This one is for when you can’t believe that cheesy pick-up line actually worked!
“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”
("Henry IV Pt. II," Act 3, Scene I)
This one is for when your team is number one early in the season.
“Brevity is the soul of wit.”
("Hamlet," Act 2, Scene II)
This one is for when you turn something in under the word count.
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
("A Midsummer Night's Dream," Act 1, Scene I)
This one is your best friend’s excuse for getting back together with that sleazebag for the third time.
“I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it.”
("As You Like It," Act 2, Scene IV)
This one is for when procrastinators come over to your room in order to avoid studying.
“Lord, what fools these mortals be.”
("Midsummer Night's Dream," Act 3, Scene II)
This one is for watching the freshmen find their way around on their first day.
“The miserable have no other medicine but only hope.”
("Measure for Measure," Act 3, Scene I)
This one is for when you still have a D a week before the final.
“Now is the winter of our discontent.”
("Richard III," Act 1, Scene I)
This one is for when you stay over winter break but all of your friends go home.
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.”
("Hamlet," Act 2, Scene II)
This one is for trying to explain your long-winded thesis to the professor.
“Can one desire too much of a good thing?”
("As You Like It," Act 4, Scene I)
This is what you say somewhere around your sixth slice of pizza.
“Beware the Ides of March.”
("Julius Caesar," Act 1, Scene II)
This is for when you have a test right after spring break.
“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
("Macbeth," Act 5, Scene V)
This is for when your drunk friend begins to rant.
“Our revels now are ended.”
("The Tempest," Act , Scene I)
This one is for graduation.









































