Villain and he be many miles asunder.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Romeo and Juliet. Act iii. Sc. 5.

My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,

And every tongue brings in a several tale,

And every tale condemns me for a villain.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3.

One Pinch, a hungry lean-faced villain,

A mere anatomy.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.

  Ham.  There's ne'er a villain dwelling in all Denmark

But he's an arrant knave.

  Hor.  There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave

To tell us this.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 5.

One murder made a villain,

Millions a hero. Princes were privileged

To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.

Beilby Porteus (1731-1808): Death. Line 154.

O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!

My tables,—meet it is I set it down,

That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain:

At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 5.

O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!

My tables,—meet it is I set it down,

That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain:

At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 5.