The Influence of Shakespeare

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English

 

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Mark H

 

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February 23, 2012

 

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University

 

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Over 1000 words and phrases that he coined as part of his plays and prose are now in common use across the globe. He changed nouns into verbs, verbs into adjectives, added on previously unheard-of prefixes and suffixes and in some cases made words out of nothing. Even culturally sensitive words such as ?ode' (The ANZACS) and scientific jargon (?epileptic') are in fact products of Shakespeare...
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Even culturally sensitive words such as ?ode' (The ANZACS) and scientific jargon (?epileptic') are in fact products of Shakespeare. Bernard Levin probably summed this up best when he wrote: "If you cannot understand my argument, and declare "It's Greek to me", you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger, if your wish is father to the thought, if your lost property has vanished into thin air, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you have ever refused to budge an inch or suffered from green-eyed jealousy, if you have played fast and loose, if you have been tongue-tied, a tower of strength, hoodwinked or in a pickle? had short shrift, cold comfort or too much of a good thing, ? - why, be that as it may, the more fool you, for it is a foregone conclusion that you are (as good luck would have it) quoting Shakespeare;?" (Bernard Levin...
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