The most famous and relevant line that deals with the concept of a man as a child is:"What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?"
Denna passage från Act II, Scene II, belyser den mänskliga naturens dualitet:vi är både magnifika och felaktiga, kapabla till stora saker men också benägna att svaghet och dårskap.