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A-Z of Shakespeare – F

April 6, 2016May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens

Pronounced foy-zun, foison means abundance.

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A-Z of Shakespeare – E

April 5, 2016May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens
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Exsufflicate is an adjective which means exaggerated or blown up out of all proportion.

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A-Z of Shakespeare – D

April 4, 2016May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens

Dudgeon means hilt or handle.

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A-Z of Shakespeare – C

April 3, 2016May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens
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Today’s Shakespearean word of the day is… consanguineous

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A-Z of Shakespeare – B

April 2, 2016May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens
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Today’s Shakespearean word of the day is… basilisk

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A-Z of Shakespeare – A

April 1, 2016May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens
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Throughout April we will be bringing you an A-Z of Shakespearean words, taken from the brilliant Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary . Every day we will be guiding you through some of the most interesting words and definitions from the dictionary, one letter at a time! Today’s Shakespearean word of the day is….artificial Warning! Don’t read in the modern meaning […]

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Ben Crystal: I am a lucky man

October 27, 2014February 26, 2020Oxford English Team
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I’m a lucky man. I’ve travelled the full spectrum of Shakespeare appreciation. I’ve now played Hamlet, Macbeth, and Pericles, spoken his Sonnets, written books about him, and directed his plays. But I hated Shakespeare in school. The phrase that frequently comes up when I begin telling this story, is “I was lucky, I had a […]

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