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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
Sir John Oldcastle was printed in 1619, three years after Shakespeare's death, as part of the False Folio. It was attributed to Shakespeare on its title page which also bore a false date of 1600. The Third Folio is relatively rare, compared to the Second and Fourth, probably because unsold copies were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
This category is for English phrases which were invented by Shakespeare, and older phrases which were notably used in his works. ... This page was last edited on 4 ...
In this word game that's part Bobble and part Scrabble, your goal is to find as many words as possible from the collection of scrambled words before time runs WordChuck: 7 ways to up your word ...
A page pretends to be Christopher Sly's lady, in the induction to The Taming of the Shrew. A page to Paris witnesses the start of the conflict between Romeo and Paris, and summons watchmen to the scene, in Romeo and Juliet. A page to the Countess of Rousillion is a very minor role in All's Well That Ends Well. A page appears briefly in Timon of ...
Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England.
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Old Gobbo, the blind old father of Launcelot Gobbo, is a clown in The Merchant of Venice. Goneril is the cruel eldest daughter in King Lear. She is married to the Duke of Albany. Gonzalo is a courtier to Alonzo in The Tempest. [2] For Robin Goodfellow see Puck. Matthew Gough (hist) is an enemy of Jack Cade's rebels in Henry VI, Part 2. Governor: