The Zeroth Law of Trope Examples: Difference between revisions

{{quote|"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man;"|''[[Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre)|Much Ado About Nothing]]''}}

{{quote|"So, oft it chances in particular men,<br />That for some vicious mole of nature in them...<br />Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect,<br />Being nature's livery, or fortune's star,<br />Their virtues else ? be they as pure as grace,<br />As infinite as man may undergo ?<br />Shall in the general censure take corruption<br />From that particular fault."|''[[Hamlet (Theatre)|Hamlet]]''}}

{{quote|"But this denoted a foregone conclusion: 'Tis a shrewd doubt, though it be [[All Just a Dream|but a dream]]." |''[[Othello (Theatre)|Othello]]''}}

{{quote|"Nor do not saw the air too much with your hands, but suit the action to the word, the word to the action."|''[[Hamlet (Theatre)|Hamlet]]''}}

{{quote|"If this were acted upon the stage I would condemn it as an improbable fiction."|''[[Twelfth Night (Theatre)|Twelfth Night]]''}}

{{quote|"Do not infest your mind with beating on<br />The strangeness of this business"|''[[The Tempest (Theatre)|The Tempest]]''}}

* [[Naughty Nuns]]: In ''[[Measure for Measure (Theatre)|Measure for Measure]]''

{{quote|"Out, damned spot! out, I say!"|''[[Macbeth (Theatre)|Macbeth]]''}}

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]{{quote|'''Puck:''' ''If we shadows have offended<br />Think but this, and all is mended<br />That you have but slumbered here<br />While these visions did appear<br />And this weak and idle theme,<br />no more yielding, but a dream<br />take my hand, if we be friends<br />and Robin shall restore amends''|''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Theatre)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''}}

{{quote|"How many times shall this our lofty scene be acted o'er? In states unborn and accents yet unknown".|''[[Julius Caesar (Theatretheatre)|Julius Caesar]]''}}

{{quote|'''Demetrius:''' ''Villain, what hast thou done?''<br />'''Aaron:''' ''That which thou canst not undo.''<br />'''Chiron:''' ''Thou hast undone our mother.''<br />'''Aaron:''' ''Villain, I have ''done'' thy mother.''|''[[Titus Andronicus (Theatretheatre)|Titus Andronicus]]''}}

{{quote|'''Painter:''' ''Y'are a dog.''<br />'''Apemantus:''' ''Thy mother's of my generation. What's she, if I be a dog?''|''[[Timon of Athens (Theatre)|Timon of Athens]]''}}