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 Did you know that Shakespeare is given credit for 
 introducing nearly 2,000 words into the English lan- 
 guage either by bringing into usage foreign words, 
 making conjunctions of two or three other words, 
 using nouns as verbs, or by inventing new ones? 
 Check out these words and phrases — that we still 
 use today — attributed to Shakespeare. 
 
 alligator 
 
 frugal 
 
 luggage 
 
 puke 
 
 auspicious 
 
 gloomy 
 
 majestic 
 
 rancorous 
 
 castigate 
 
 gnarled 
 
 manager 
 
 reinforcement 
 
 critical 
 
 hoodwinked 
 
 mimic 
 
 rumination 
 
 dauntless 
 
 impede 
 
 mountaineer 
 
 torture 
 
 divest 
 
 jaded 
 
 obscene 
 
 unmitigated 
 
 equivocal 
 
 laughingstock 
 
 outbreak 
 
 worthless 
 
 eyeball 
 
 leapfrog 
 
 pedant 
 
 zany 
 
 eyesore 
 
 lonely 
 
 petition 
 
 
 all that glitters is not gold 
 
 good riddance 
 
 
 dead as a doornail 
 
 
 heart of gold 
 
 
 elbow room 
 
 
 sorry sight 
 
 
 full circle 
 
 
 too much of a 
 
 good thing 
 
 FAMOUS 
 QUOTES 
 
 These Shakespearean lines are still well known today. 
 
 Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend 
 
 me your ears. 
 
 (Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 2) 
 
 Brevity is the soul of wit. 
 (Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2) 
 
 All the world's a stage, and all the men 
 and women merely players: 
 (As You Like It, Act II, Scene 7) 
 
 A horse! a horse! my kingdom for 
 
 a horse! 
 
 (Richard 111, Act Y Scene 4) 
 
 What's in a name? that which we call a 
 
 rose by any other name would smell as 
 
 sweet; 
 
 (Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2) 
 
 Double, double toil and trouble; 
 Fire bum, and cauldron bubble. 
 (Macbeth, Act IY Scene 1) 
 
 The course of true love never did run 
 
 smooth; 
 
 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, 
 
 Scene 1) 
 
 But I will wear my hean upon my 
 sleeve for daws to peck at: I am not 
 what I am. 
 (Othello, Act I, Scene 1) 
 
 But be not afraid of greatness: some 
 are bom great, some achieve greatness, 
 and some have greatness thrust 
 upon 'em. 
 (Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 5) 
 
 We are such stuff as dreams are 
 made on, and our little life is 
 rounded with a sleep. 
 (The Tempest, Act IV Scene 1) 
 
COINED BY SHAKESPEARE 
 
 ACROSS 
 
 4 one who handles, 
 controls, or directs 
 
 8 ludicrously comical 
 
 9 to be a hindrance or 
 obstacle to 
 
 1 1 the act of pondering 
 or meditation 
 
 1 8 marked by success 
 or favorable 
 circumstances 
 
 19 provides additional 
 
 strength 
 
 20 of a doubtful or 
 uncertain nature 
 
 DOWN 
 
 1 avoiding waste 
 
 2 worn out or weary 
 
 3 one who puts on an 
 air of learning 
 
 5 something offensive 
 to the eye or sight 
 
 6 offensive to one's 
 
 moral standards 
 
 7 to deprive ol status 
 or authority 
 
 10 without qualification 
 or exception 
 
 1 2 to request or entreat 
 
 1 3 progress by large 
 jumps 
 
 14 knotted or twisted 
 
 15 to criticize severely 
 
 16 lull of deep-seated 
 
 resentment 
 
 17 invulnerable to fear 
 
 For help finding the answers to the clues above check out 
 
 www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org 
 
TEST YOUR 
 
 SHAKESPEARE 
 
 1 . When was Shakespeare born? 
 
 a. July 4, 1776 
 
 b. April 23, 1564 
 
 c. September 2, 1490 
 
 2. In what town did 
 Shakespeare grow up? 
 
 a. London 
 
 b. Dublin 
 
 c. Stratford-upon-Avon 
 
 3. Who were the two 
 reigning monarchs during 
 Shakespeare's life? 
 
 a. Henry VI and Richard III 
 
 b. Elizabeth I and James I 
 
 c. William and Mary 
 
 4. Who was one of 
 Shakespeare's most well known 
 contemporaries? 
 
 a. Arthur Miller 
 
 b. Christopher Marlowe 
 
 c. Dante 
 
 6. Who helped publish 
 Shakespeare's First Folio after 
 his death? 
 
 a. His wife 
 
 b. Two actors from his 
 company, John Heminge 
 and Henry Condell 
 
 c. His lawyer 
 
 7. What three genres were 
 Shakespeare's plays divided into 
 in the First Folio! 
 
 a. Comedy, History, and Tragedy 
 
 b. Action, Drama, and Romance 
 
 c. Slapstick, Western, and Tragedy 
 
 8. Which are the longest and 
 shortest plays written by 
 Shakespeare? 
 
 a. Hamlet and Comedy of Eirors 
 
 b. The Tempest and Taming of the 
 Shrew 
 
 c. Romeo and Juliet and All's Well 
 that Ends Well 
 
 5. In what outdoor theater did 
 Shakespeare present most of 
 his plays? 
 
 a. The Rose 
 
 b. The Bear Garden 
 
 c. The Globe 
 
 9. Who did not portray 
 Hamlet on film? 
 
 a. Mel Gibson 
 
 b. Colin Fanell 
 
 c. Ethan Hawke 
 
 10. In what poetic meter did 
 Shakespeare compose the 
 majority of his plays and verse? 
 
 a. terza nma 
 
 b. anapestic trimeter 
 
 c. iambic pentameter 
 
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