Examples of "Verbatim" Examples of the use of the famous Latin phrase "Verbatim" can be found in schools and in the modern workplace. The speeches from the works of William Shakespeare that are most often leant verbatim are: Mark Anthony's funeral speech: "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." Hamlet pondering suicide: "To be, or not to be: that is the question..." King Henry V encouraging his troops: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends..." |