i would like to thank rebecca adams and matthew daly. >> for he, today, that sheds his blood today will be my brother. this day shall gentle his condition. and gentlemen in england now abed shall think themselves accursed that they were not here. >> one drop of blood -- drawn from thy country's bosom should need thee more than streams of falling gore. >> director of the shakespeare library, michael whitmore, talks about shakespeare and how politicians use quotes from the famous playwright. >> sometimes, you just have to go with the music of the words the poetic images, and also the way in which, as senator byrd did, you are able to pause and linger over a long phrase. i think he is really using the rhythms of the language, which is something that shakespeare did so brilliantly, so that he can take english and put it into high gear at one moment, and he can slow down. that is something that shakespeare lets you do. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> good that, good night. [indiscernible] >> this summer, "booktv" will cover book festivals from around the country.