- I must be cruel only to be kind
- Fair is foul, and foul is fair
- Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!
- Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!
In a clear, accessible, non-academic style - using plain terms, modern quotes, and several thousand examples - Shakespeare's Wordcraft deftly reveals how these lasting lines were not accidental or coincidental, but designed and crafted by a master of the word.