Summary

• Shakespeare's iconic lines often find new life in popular films, with quotes from famous plays becoming ingrained in pop culture.
• Films like Harry Potter, Robin Hood, and Twilight seamlessly incorporate Shakespearean quotes into their dialogue, adding depth and context.
• From romantic dramas to action comedies, movies continue to pay homage to the Bard by including his timeless words in their storytelling.

While there have been many adaptations of William Shakespeare's work that have faithfully brought his iconic prose to the big screen, there are also Shakespeare quotes in movies that fans might never have known came from the famous bard. Shakespeare's impact on English literature and language has been undisputable. Since the advent of cinema, Shakespeare's presence can be felt in several popular films, with characters either directly quoting his plays or reinterpreting his famous lines.

Despite these lines coming from some of Shakespeare's most famous plays, they have worked themselves into pop culture in a way that caused their origins to get lost by most moviegoers. With the movies giving new context to the quotes, using them in memorable scenes, or parodying them, these quotes took on lives of their own outside the original work. Ranging from popular works like Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet to historical plays such as Julius Caesar and Richard III, the quotes from these classics would excite both film buffs and aficionados of the Bard of Avon's bibliography.

10 "Double, Double, Toil And Trouble..."

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban / Macbeth

"Double, double toil and trouble" has become something of a clichéd quote in relation to witches. It pops up frequently in cartoons and shows, usually as some incantation during a witch's spell. Therefore, it feels appropriate that it was used in the Harry Potter franchise as the students of Hogwarts sing a song with these lyrics in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. While the origins of the quote do indeed harken back to witches, it is actually from Macbeth with the Harry Potter song being a word-to-word version of a portion of the Three Witches' ill-fated prophecy.

Lines like "Double, double, toil and trouble, something wicked this way comes" can be applied to the film as it foreshadows the dark secrets that lay ahead with Voldemort's arrival in the next film. As for the original spell, the Shakespearean lines are also a darkly ominous warning from the witches that predict the dark reign of Macbeth and his eventual downfall.

9 "A Horse, A Horse! My Kingdom For A Horse!"

Robin Hood: Men In Tights / Richard III

Mel Brooks' satirical retelling of Robin Hood's folklore is filled with references to classical literature, particularly that of Shakespeare. For instance, people throw their ears at Robin Hood, after he delivers the famous Julius Caesar's line, "Lend me your ear". A more dramatic moment occurs when the vigilante swims to England all the way from Jerusalem. Without offering any context, he exclaims "My kingdom for a horse!"

The randomness makes the scene funny but avid readers of the Bard would know that this dialogue is actually taken from Act 5, Scene 4 of Richard III. In the play, the titular protagonist desperately searches for his horse on a battlefield when he loses the creature. The line is meant to be an exaggeration by the hero that he would give anything to have a horse in that moment. However, it makes for a funny setup in Robin Hood: Men in Tights as, shortly after saying this, Robin discovers his kingdom has been taken away.

8 "These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends..."

The Twilight Saga: New Moon / Romeo & Juliet