Shakespeare

Definition

(Noun; Playwright) Shakespeare: the bard of making up words that no one understands

Shakespeare: A small theatre in London filled with actors reciting lines from plays written centuries ago while wearing bright tights and feathered hats

Usage

To be or not to be? That is the question...of why I'm still single!

Insight

What did William Shakespeare say when he saw a double rainbow? "Aye me hearties!"

Origin

The word 'Shakespeare' was invented by an old Englishman who wanted to sound more sophisticated than his peers - so he made it up on the spot!

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Elizabethan EraHamletRomeo And JulietMacbethSonnets

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