All's Well that Ends Well

All's Well that Ends Well
All's Well that Ends Well
a humorous play by William Shakespeare about the relationship between the two main characters, Helena and Bertram. People sometimes use the expression "All's Well that Ends Well" to say that a difficult situation has ended with a good result.

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  • all's well that ends well — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s play All s Well That Ends Well. Used not only as the title of the play, the line appears in the text too. HELENA: Yet, I pray you: But with the word the time will bring on summer, When briers shall have leaves as …   Meaning and origin of phrases

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