The best insults provide a quick jab to the ego
“Thou crusty batch of nature!”
From Troilus and Cressida
The lengthy, eloquent synonym for “idiot”
“Why, thou clay brained guts, thou knotty pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow catch!”
From Henry IV, Part 1
Aside from his best insults, find out the 11 everyday phrases that were invented by Shakespeare.
