The Most Important Characteristics of Shakespearean Idioms and their Meanings
Keywords:
William Shakespeare, idioms, phrases, origin, cultural significance, idiomatic expressions, properties of idioms, ethnography, etymology of idioms, mythologyAbstract
The article deals with Shakespeare phrases and idioms – all of the phrases Shakespeare invented when writing his many works. As if all of the words Shakespeare invented were not enough, he also frequently put common words together to make up phrases new to the English language. While most people in the English-speaking world are aware of at least a handful of famous Shakespeare quotes and phrases, what’s less well known is the number of Shakespeare phrases still in common usage today
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