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Traitor: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

A kissing traitor. To say the truth, so Judas kiss'd his master; And cried all hail! when as he meant-all harm.— H. VI. PT. III. v. 7

I protest, Maugre thy strength, youth, place, and eminence, Despite thy victor sword, and fire-new fortune, Thy valour, and thy heart, -thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant 'gainst this high illustrious prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.— K. L. v. 3.

Some of you, with Pilate, wash your hands, Showing an outward pity; yet you Pilates Have here deliver'd me to my sour cross, And water cannot wash away your sin.— R. II. iv. 1.

O, passing traitor, perjur'd, and unjust. H. VI, PT. III. v. 1. A giant traitor.— H. VIII. i. 2.

Thus do all traitors : If their purgation did consist in words, They are as innocent as grace itself.— A. Y. i. 3.

Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in worse case of woe.— Cym. iii. 4.

But cruel are the times, when we are traitors, And do not know ourselves; when we hold rumour From what we fear, yet know not what we fear; But float upon a wild and violent sea, Each way.— M. iv. 2.

Oh, let me live, And all the secrets of our camp I'll show.— A. W. iv. 1.