O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. — William Shakespeare

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O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.

William Shakespeare

1597

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Topic

Fickleness of fortune Randomness Fortune

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Time

1597 The Renaissance

Person

William Shakespeare

Provenance

Current citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.

Original citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 3, sc. 5.

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