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Quotation from Hamlet by William Shakespeare

“There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Hamlet)

Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1524, modern spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Telling Horatio how he discovered the plot against him, Hamlet credits providence with his rescue.

Citation: "There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will" — William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1524, modern spelling). (id hamlet-q11)

Portrait: Hamlet Q1 Frontispiece 1603, William Shakespeare, Public domain.

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