Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We'll look at Shakespeare the man and his work. We'll look at the vocabulary and idioms he coined with examples from his plays. There's a guide to help you understand the vocabulary of Early Modern English (thou, thee, thy, forsooth etc) and we'll answer the question "was Shakespeare really Shakespeare?" (yes he was).

00:00 First idioms and vocabulary
01:00 Shakespeare and his plays - a quiz
05:41 Shakespeare's word hoard
14:38 Idioms coined by Shakespeare
18:29 Thou thee etc vocabulary of Early Modern English
22:03 Shakespeare insults
23:10 Shakespeare love quotes
23:58 What Shakespeare Shakespeare?
30:58 Why do we still read Shakespeare?

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