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Sword fights and sad tales? Must be Shakespeare
For kids: Every spring, students get to participate in a festival honoring the world's most influential playwright and poet.
from the June 5, 2007 edition
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Did you quote Shakespeare today?
You've quoted Shakespeare if you've said any of these expressions:
It's all Greek to me.
I'll not budge an inch.
One fell swoop.
Too much of a good thing.
In the mind's eye.
Break the ice.
Have you heard these famous Shakespeare quotes?
"Parting is such sweet sorrow." – "Romeo and Juliet"
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." – "As You Like It"
"The play's the thing." – "Hamlet"
"I will wear my heart upon my sleeve." – "Othello"
"What's done cannot be undone." – "Macbeth"
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." – "Twelfth Night"
Shakespeare in love – with words
Here are a few words people say Shakespeare may have invented:
Accommodation
Bump (as a noun)
Countless
Critical
Dwindle
Eventful
Eyeball
Laughable
Majestic
Radiance
Weird
Shakespeare also combined words to form new ones, such as these:
Bedroom
Elbowroom
Fancy-free
Housekeeping
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