Did shakespeare us this quote in any of his plays??

Question

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

If not, then does anyone know any allusions i could use from Shakespeare plays, for an english project.??

Answer 1

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"-This saying first appeared in the 3rd century BC in Greek.

Shakespeare expressed a similar sentiment in Love's Labours Lost, 1588:

Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean,

Needs not the painted flourish of your praise:

Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye,

Not utter'd by base sale of chapmen's tongues

Answer 2

There is something along those lines in the Merchant of Venice... Not sure of the exact quote but i think it means the same thing...

Answer 3

"What is in a name? Is it neither hand nor foot nor any other part belonging to a name. . . a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

Answer 4

I think it's aristotle who said that...

But shakespeare said something similar in one one of his plays

called Love's Labours Lost and goes like this...

Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean,

Needs not the painted flourish of your praise:

Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye,

Not utter'd by base sale of chapmen's tongues

Here are some shakespeare quotes:

"The course of true love never did run smooth"

"My love's more richer than my tongue".

Or you can go to this site for more:

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/quot...

Answer 5

Shakespeare said something similar in Love's Labor Lost:

Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean,

Needs not the painted flourish of your praise:

Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye,

Not utter'd by base sale of chapmen's tongues