William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

• The Bard

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Shakespeare wrote over 400 plays!
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Shackspeare
Shackespe
Shagsper
Shaxberrd
Shakspere
Shakespeere
Shakespea
Shakxpere
Shacksper
Shake-Speare
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So the question is . . . Did Shakespeare really
write all these plays?
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The Plague (The Black Death)
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Latin
Lessons
Latin

• Lessons

Latin
Lessons
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Can you read this Latin sentence?
Es vos usura statio?
It means . . . Are you enjoying the assembly?
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Shakespeare had a vocabulary of over 25 000
words!
We still use these words that he invented.
Blanket, gossip, assassination, champion, generous
Heres some that we dont use anymore.
Fustilarian means an idiot. Trundletail means a
long tailed dog. Linsey-woolsey means
rubbish. Gorbellied means someone who is hugely
fat.
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William Shakespeare

• The Bard