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How can we read and understand Shakespeare

William Shakespeare writes mostly to the theme of destructiveness. It is said that many people in the audience could never understand William Shakespeare’s language. Many actors and listeners had studied Shakespeare’s language just so they could get an understanding of what he was saying in his plays. His language is very difficult to understand but some had actually had a great understanding of what he was saying. To read Shakespeare you must study some of his language to get somewhat of an understanding of his writings in his plays and stories.

Kory Simich

Shakespeare's powerful words

William Shakespeare has invented many of his own creative and meaningful words that we still use today. Here are just a few of the many words and what pieces of work by Shakespeare they can be found in.

Gossip- Romeo and Juliet
Swagger- King Henry IV, Part II
Zany- Love's Labours Lost
Negotiate- Much Ado About Nothing
Torture- King Henry IV, Part II
Cater- As You Like It
Flawed- King Lear
Dauntless- King Henry IV, Part III
Invulnerable- King John
Generous- Love's Labours Lost

Shakespears words

Shakespeare invented over 1700 of the words we use today. These word where made by changing nouns into verbs, verbs to adjectives. He also connected words that had never been used together! He added prefixes & suffixes. Some of his words are metamorphize, compromise, advertising, premeditated, and assassination.

How Shakespeare influenced the Writers of Today

Shakespeare helped people. In fact, he helped a lot. He helped people's liturature get better in the German, English, and Russian languages. He freely experimented with grammar which led to the development of the English language and words he invented are commonly used by us and we don't even know it. Also his plays and poems have been a required study of many schools and colleges.

By, Ryan B