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The Lady Doth Protest
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Another gem from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' this phrase is a staple in everyday language to describe someone overdoing a denial. However, its full and formal wording is often truncated.
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What People Remember
People commonly quote the line as 'The lady protests too much,' omitting the older, more formal verb.
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What's Actually True
The full, original line spoken by Queen Gertrude is 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks,' retaining the archaic 'doth' and 'methinks.'
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#quotes#literary#shakespeare#hamlet#proverb
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