What Is the Origin of “Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown?”

The phrase “heavy is the head that wears the crown” is not the only misquote of Shakespeare that is common. According to No Sweat Shakespeare, other popular misquotes include: “Lead on, Macduff,” which is actually “Lay on, Macduff”; “Methinks the lady doth protest too much,” which is “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”; and “Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well,” which is really “‘Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio – a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.”