A small brass globe with fine colored threads stretched between pins on a lavender background.

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Troilus and Cressida

William Shakespeare

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Shakespeare says one touch of nature makes the whole world kin. A shared, natural human feeling can link people who otherwise have nothing in common. It suggests that whatever divides us, something common still ties everyone together like family.

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