But can he really claim all of those words, or is something else going on here? If you go look up the Oxford English Dictionary definitions for these words, they do indeed attribute a number of these words to Shakespeare.
So, why does Shakespeare have so many words attributed to him that may or may not have originated with him? Nervy: adj sinewy or strong; bold; easily agitated Coriolanus , Act 2 Scene 1. Obscene: adj repulsive or disgusting; offensive to one's morality Love's Labour's Lost , Act 1 Scene 1. Puppy dog: n a young, domestic dog King John , Act 2 Scene 1.
Rant: v to speak at length in inflated or extravagant language Hamlet , Act 5 Scene 1. According to Dictionary. From my home office in Maui, Hawaii, I currently work on freelance and ghostwriting projects. Kari Lisa Johnson June 25, Common Questions William Shakespeare wrote some of the most iconic plays and poetry in the history of Western literature. Your writing, at its best Compose bold, clear, mistake-free, writing with Grammarly's AI-powered writing assistant.
Lists of words first used by Shakespeare can be found aplently. At ELLO, or English Language and Linguistics Online , we find a short tutorial on how Shakespeare formed new words, by borrowing them from other languages, or adapting them from other parts of speech, turning verbs into nouns, for example, or vice versa, and adding new endings to existing words.
Hence the asterisk in our title. As noted, a great many of those words already existed in different forms, and many of them may have existed as non-literary colloquialisms before he raised their profile to the Elizabethan stage. One in which you have no idea what any of the slang means. Josh Jones is a writer and musician based in Durham, NC. Follow him at jdmagness. We accept Paypal, Venmo, Patreon, even Crypto! To donate, click here. We thank you! Very interesting indeed. Love the fact that Shakespeare is being compared to modern-day rappers.
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