Shakespeare was the master of romantic eloquence. Incorporate these Shakespearean pickup lines into your repertoire and break free of using the same old lame lines.
Essentials: Everyone knows these pieces! Whether you read them as part of an English class or encountered them in popular culture, familiarity can still sound smart and sweet when used correctly.
1. “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
Romeo and Juliet
2. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”
Sonnet 18
3. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Classics: Maybe you’ve read a little further in the canon than what was assigned in school? Maybe you are true romantic? No matter what, these classics will enhance your nerd chops and spark the interest of just about any fair maiden or swashbuckling lad.
4. “Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.”
Hamlet
5. “… Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,”
Sonnet 116
6. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
As You Like It
7. “Journeys end in lovers meeting,
Every wise man’s son doth know.”
Twelfth Night
Deep Cuts: Let’s be honest, you have to go deep when trying to impress a mate. The following Shakespearean pickup lines are bound to pique the interest of the intelligent and erudite.
Much Ado About Nothing
9. “More flowers I noted, yet I none could see
But sweet or colour it had stol’n from thee.”
Sonnet 99
10. “I think good thoughts whilst other write good words . . .
Hearing you praised, I say ‘Tis so, ’tis true,’”
Sonnet 85
Go get ’em tiger. Rawr!