![]() ![]() Today, we still use hundreds of words and phrases coined by Shakespeare in our everyday conversation. " For his famous insults, well, there's an entire adult card game (Bards Dispense Profanity) based on them, for starters. For example, two of his tragedies include the famous lines "To be, or not to be, that is the question" from "Hamlet" and "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" from "Romeo and Juliet. His dialogue is memorable, from the mental anguish of his characters in tragedies to his characters' jokes and witty insults in comedies. Shakespeare understood the power of language-its ability to paint landscapes, create atmospheres, and bring alive compelling characters. Kean Collection / Getty ImagesĮvery moment of Shakespeare’s plays drips poetry, as characters frequently speak in iambic pentameter and even sonnets. Ltd, from 'The Stage and Its Stars Past and Present', 1887. ![]() ![]() English actor John Henderson (1747 - 1785) as Macbeth, in consultation with the three witches in Act IV, Scene I of Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', circa 1780. ![]()
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