"Out Damned Spot" Lady Macbeth
Sometimes the misquotes can make the original stand out.
Not Hamlet Alas poor Yorick I knew him well ?
Hamlet; Alas poor Yorick I knew him Horatio
This one was one Hamlet questioned his sanity, and madness in general He's been quoted as saying
"I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." --Hamlet, Act II, scene ii
Sounds reas9onable to a point, Then I googled, I found There were two other interpretations
Know a Hawk(Predator) from a Hernshaw (a Heron-Prey)
Know a Hawk (Square board with a round handle used to hold mortar-building? ) from a handsaw(breaking down?). either seem more 'sane'
What is also notable about...

"Out Damned Spot" Lady Macbeth
Sometimes the misquotes can make the original stand out.
Not Hamlet Alas poor Yorick I knew him well ?
Hamlet; Alas poor Yorick I knew him Horatio
This one was one Hamlet questioned his sanity, and madness in general He's been quoted as saying
"I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." --Hamlet, Act II, scene ii
Sounds reas9onable to a point, Then I googled, I found There were two other interpretations
Know a Hawk(Predator) from a Hernshaw (a Heron-Prey)
Know a Hawk (Square board with a round handle used to hold mortar-building? ) from a handsaw(breaking down?). either seem more 'sane'
What is also notable about Shakespeare is the number of words that were not seen before his work was published. I've no doubt many were invented by him on the strength of dramatic license and dialogue flow. To complete the metaphors. They fitted the subjects and metaphors so well we kept them.
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