Never mind that most of us don't actually bother reading a Shakespeare play or that we think his English is too archaic to be understood by people of the 21st century. We still love to quote Shakespeare every now and then if only to show that we're not absolute literary idiots. From Hamlet's soliloquy to the sappy lines of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's memorable lines have become fixtures not just in literary circles but in pop culture as well. Here then are some of his most popular (not to mention most abused and overused) quotes:

1. What's in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet – Romeo and Juliet

2. To be, or not to be: that is the question. - Hamlet

   
   

3. Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. - Twelfth Night

   
   

4. All the world's a stage,
   And all the men and women merely players – As You Like It

   
   

5. Et tu, Brute! - Julius Caesar

   
   

6. But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
   The pretty follies that themselves commit. - The Merchant of Venice

   
   

7. What's mine is yours, and what is yours is mine. - Measure for Measure

   
   

8. This is the short and the long of it. - The Merry Wives of Windsor

   
   

9. Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. - Julius Caesar

   
   

10. I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
    For daws to peck at. - Othello