William Shakespeare Quotes About Peace

All’s Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1; the Countess of Roussillon gives Bertram the counsel “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” Verified against Wikisource’s 1910 facsimile transcription of the 1623 First Folio (folio spelling “Loue all, trust a few, Doe wrong to none”); direct evidence resolves to the reviewed Act I transcription.

Act 5, Scene 2.

Macbeth, Act V, Scene I, reviewed against the scan-backed 1918 Yale text. Lady Macbeth says 'What's done cannot be undone' during the sleepwalking scene; the dramatic context is guilt and psychological disintegration, not generic advice that consequences should simply be accepted.

Othello, Act I, Scene III, reviewed against the scan-backed 1910 First Folio facsimile on Wikisource. The Duke's 'To mourne a Mischeefe that is past and gon' sentence is part of the same attempt to redirect Brabantio after Desdemona's marriage; this collection preserves modernized spelling and punctuation rather than Folio orthography.

Act 2, Scene 3; Friar Laurence urges Romeo to move with greater care.

The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1; opening of Portia’s mercy speech during the trial.

The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1; Portia contrasts mercy with the coercive force symbolized by a monarch’s scepter.

The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1; Portia explains why mercy benefits both sides.

The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1; conclusion of the central argument in Portia’s mercy speech.

The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1; Prospero decides against vengeance after considering the suffering of his enemies.