Shakespeare's
Stratford writer's possessive
Shakespeare's is the possessive form of Shakespeare, referring to things belonging to or associated with the English playwright William Shakespeare.
Most often it modifies his works: Shakespeare's sonnets, Shakespeare's tragedies.
It also describes his style, era, or influence: Shakespeare's language, Shakespeare's England, Shakespeare's enduring legacy.
Staged dramatic works
- sonnetsFourteen-line rhymed poems
- tragediesDramas with fatal endings
- comediesHumorous dramatic works
- historiesAccounts of past events
iambic pentameter · soliloquies · verse · folios · quartos · dramaturgy · blank verse · theatrical
Newly created words
- neologismsNewly invented words
- phrasesConnected word groups
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- quotationsRepeated words with attribution
thee · thou · wherefore · prithee · forsooth · hath · doth · anon
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- Romeo and JulietTragedy of rival households
- Midsummer Night's DreamShakespearean fairy romantic comedy
King Lear · Merchant of Venice · Julius Caesar · Twelfth Night · Much Ado · Richard III · Taming of the Shrew · As You Like It
Famous Elizabethan theatre
- Stratford-upon-AvonWarwickshire market town
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- JacobeanPertaining to King James's reign
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
staging · groundlings · King's Men · performances · playhouse · productions · revivals · West End
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- OpheliaGreek name meaning help
- ProsperoExiled magical duke
- JulietFemale name, phonetic J
Lady Macbeth · Iago · Falstaff · Shylock · Puck · Oberon · Titania · Portia
Widely recognized, enduring
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- enduringPersisting through time
- influentialHaving considerable effect
canonical · universal · quotable · legendary · immortal · revered · celebrated · masterworks
plays
Staged dramatic works
histories · iambic pentameter · soliloquies · verse · folios · quartos · dramaturgy · blank verse · theatrical · poetic
coinages
Newly created words
- neologismsNewly invented words
- phrasesConnected word groups
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
quotations · thee · thou · wherefore · prithee · forsooth · hath · doth · anon · oft
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- Romeo and JulietTragedy of rival households
King Lear · Midsummer Night's Dream · Merchant of Venice · Julius Caesar · Twelfth Night · Much Ado · Richard III · Taming of the Shrew · As You Like It · Winter's Tale
Globe
Famous Elizabethan theatre
- Stratford-upon-AvonWarwickshire market town
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- JacobeanPertaining to King James's reign
repertory · staging · groundlings · King's Men · performances · playhouse · productions · revivals · West End · Broadway
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
Lady Macbeth · Iago · Juliet · Falstaff · Shylock · Puck · Oberon · Titania · Portia · Beatrice
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
influential · canonical · universal · quotable · legendary · immortal · revered · celebrated · masterworks · genius
Shakespeare'sauthorless
Having no stated writer
anonymous · apocryphal · spurious · unattributed · Bacon's
Shakespeare'sdoggerel
Trivial, clumsy verse
pulp · amateurish · forgettable · mediocre · derivative
Shakespeare'strashy
Cheap and tasteless
lowbrow · tabloid · mass-market · disposable · commercial
- William Shakespeare
- shakespeare character
- Shakespearean playWork by Stratford's playwright
- Shakespearean sonnetFourteen-line poem, ABAB pattern
- Shakespearean tragedyFatal stage work, sixteenth century
- Shakespearean actorPerformer of Elizabethan drama