Language plays an important part in Shakespeare’s plays. He uses language in different ways to entertain the audience. Learn about the words he invented and why we still use them today.

‘You speak a language that I understand not.’ Hermione’s words to Leontes in The Winter’s Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watching Shakespeare’s plays today. For decades, ...

Shakespeare’s plays were written over 400 years ago, and some of the language can be unfamiliar to modern audiences. Shakespeare helped transform the English language. Many words and phrases ...

A survey of grammatical variability in Early Modern English drama. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, Vol. 29, Issue. 3, p. 275. Shakespeare and language is an area of study ...