William Shakespeare on Cruelty

“You are the cruell'st she alive, If you will lead these graces to the grave And leave the world no copy.”

“Men so noble, However faulty, yet should find respect For what they have been; 'tis a cruelty To load a falling man.”

“If ever henceforth thou These rural latches to his entrance open, Or hoop his body more with thy embraces, I will devise a death as cruel for thee As thou art tender to't.”