a horse! My kingdom for a horse!" ("Richard III"). Can you imagine calling someone a "sodden-witted lord" who "hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows" ("Troilus and Cressida")? Or saying to ...

a horse! My kingdom for a horse!" ("Richard III"). Not even Shakespeare can always be Shakespearean But for all his brilliance, the Bard threw in a lot of lines that didn't quite catch on.