Many of our everyday expressions have venerable roots
A fool's paradise
Romeo and Juliet
A foregone conclusion
Othello
A tower of strength
Richard III
An eye-sore
The Taming of the Shrew
Bated breath
The Merchant of Venice
Budge an inch
The Taming of the Shrew
Cold comfort
King John
Come full circle
King Lear
Come what may
Macbeth
Devil incarnate
Henry V
As white as driven snow
The Winter's Tale
Household words
Henry V
Dead as a doornail
Henry IV, Part 2
In my heart of hearts
Hamlet
Eaten me out of house and home
Henry IV, Part 2
Elbow room
King John
Fatal vision
Macbeth
For goodness sake
Henry VIII
Too much of a good thing
Henry IV, Part
Good night, ladies
Hamlet
Good riddance
Troilus and Cressida
Knock, knock! Who's there?
Macbeth
Into thin air
The Tempest
Milk of human kindness
Macbeth
1. Aaron, the Moor, Titus Andronicus
2. King Richard III, Richard III
3. Iago, Othello
4. Edmund, King Lear
5. Regan, King Lear
6. Goneril, King Lear
7. Cornwall, King Lear
8. Leontes, The Winter's Tale
9. Macbeth, Macbeth
10. The mob, Julius Caesar