Shakespearian
Like the Globe's playwright
Shakespearian describes something relating to or characteristic of William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet.
A Shakespearian actor specializes in his plays; a Shakespearian sonnet follows the fourteen-line rhyme scheme he favored.
The word also suggests dramatic grandeur, poetic language, or themes of tragedy and human nature: The family feud had Shakespearian proportions.
Also spelled Shakespearean.
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- LearTragic British king
- hamartiaFatal error causing downfall
hubris · catharsis · downfall · fatalism · betrayal · revenge · ambition · guilt
Raised performance platform
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- asideBrief theatrical digression
prologue · epilogue · troupe · playhouse · proscenium · curtain · costume · rehearsal
Fourteen-line metered poem
- iambicVerse rhythm type
- pentameterFive-foot poetic line
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
- quatrainFour-line poetic unit
verse · rhyme · meter · blank verse · imagery · metaphor · simile · alliteration
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- StratfordEnglish market town, Warwickshire
- GlobeFamous Elizabethan theatre
- courtierRoyal household attendant
doublet · ruff · groundling · patronage · quill · parchment · folio · masque
Single-fold page format
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- apocryphaWorks of doubtful authenticity
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
adaptation · criticism · scholarship · authorship · collaboration · Fletcher · Marlowe · Jonson
Shakespearean mischief-making sprite
- FalstaffComic knight, corpulent braggart
- TouchstoneCorporate naming choice
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- punWordplay using double meanings
Malvolio · wit · banter · misunderstanding · disguise · mistaken identity · trickery · merriment
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
hamartia · hubris · catharsis · downfall · fatalism · betrayal · revenge · ambition · guilt · jealousy
stage
Raised performance platform
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
aside · prologue · epilogue · troupe · playhouse · proscenium · curtain · costume · rehearsal · ensemble
sonnet
Fourteen-line metered poem
- iambicVerse rhythm type
- pentameterFive-foot poetic line
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
quatrain · verse · rhyme · meter · blank verse · imagery · metaphor · simile · alliteration · diction
Tudor
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- StratfordEnglish market town, Warwickshire
- GlobeFamous Elizabethan theatre
courtier · doublet · ruff · groundling · patronage · quill · parchment · folio · masque · Blackfriars
folio
Single-fold page format
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- apocryphaWorks of doubtful authenticity
annotation · adaptation · criticism · scholarship · authorship · collaboration · Fletcher · Marlowe · Jonson · source
Puck
Shakespearean mischief-making sprite
- FalstaffComic knight, corpulent braggart
- TouchstoneCorporate naming choice
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
Malvolio · pun · wit · banter · misunderstanding · disguise · mistaken identity · trickery · merriment · revelry
Shakespearianmodern
Of recent times
prosaic · minimalist · contemporary · plain-spoken · vernacular
ShakespearianBrechtian
Estrangement-focused dramatic style
absurdist · naturalistic · avant-garde · realist · improvisational