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1. An adviser to a king is seeing his son off on a trip. In rattling off many classic advisory quotes, he says many helpful tips on being a good person, ending with:
"This above all, to thine own self be true." Good advice, but does it come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
2. A king and his son have died in battle. A rising star in the kingdom hears news of the deaths, and despite his disagreements with the fallen leader, laments with:
"How the mighty have fallen." Beautiful and elegiac, but is it from the Shakespeare or the Bible?
3. Although not a direct quote, this phrase arises from the following context:
A blasphemous king feasts and celebrates over the spoils of his enemy. He praises the gods of wealth when an ominous messages appears - it is the "handwriting on the wall".
A poetic way to describe an ill omen, but does it come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
4. A potentially rebellious man is asked by his followers if they should submit to the authority of the nation and pay their taxes. He responds with,
"Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's". Cryptic and multi-layered answer, is it from Shakespeare or the Bible?
5. A lawyer pleads to a judge to save a man who has defaulted on a loan from death at the hands of his creditor. The creditor demands a harsh justice, saying he earned and signed for the right to the debtor's life, so why should he relent? The lawyer responds with:
"The quality of mercy is not strained."An interesting ethical argument, but does it come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
6. A preacher tells us that all is futile under the sun and describes the variety of our experience with a tinge of melancholic fatalism, saying,
"For everything there is a season." Deep and all-encompassing, but does it come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
7. A bold man is being warned by his wife to fear a potential death threat. He refuses to be afraid, explaining,
"Cowards die many times before their deaths - the valiant never taste of death but once." A rallying cry to face down death, but does it come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
8. A man begins to fear his wife's infidelity, and his dishonest subordinate pretends to advise him to trust her, saying:
"Beware, my lord, of jealousy, it is the green-eyed monster." Devious and thought-provoking, but is it from Shakespeare or the Bible?
9. A powerful leader lies murdered. A close friend expounds on his demise, looking at a wound of his and crying,
"This was the most unkindest cut of all". Does this mournful comment come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
10. When a leader speaks to the moral safety of his listeners, he gives many precepts as to what he believes to be proper behavior, including,
"Judge not, lest ye be judged." A great way to explain that one will be judged with their own standards for judging others, but does it come from Shakespeare or the Bible?
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