Shakespearean

English Alternative forms en Shakespearian en Shakesperian Shaksperian archaic Etymology en :af Shakespeare -ean + 1 Pronunciation shāk-spîrʹē-ən en /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shakespearean.wav Southern England en /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Shakespearean.wav GA en ɪəɹiən ɪɹiən 4 Adjective en literature Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived. I XI there were those who had them set far over back—wide-awake men, who wanted a clear prospect; while careless men, who did not know, or care, how their hats sat, had them shaking about in all directions. The various hats, in fact, were quite a Shakespearean study. 80–81 81 The Hole in the Wall The boisterous Bulmer playfully made a pass at him with his drawn sword, going forward with the lunge in the proper fencing fashion, and making a somewhat too familiar Shakespearean quotation about a rodent and a Venetian coin. en w:Gore Vidal Burr (novel) Burr 25 1973 Meanwhile, I presided over the Senate. I also dined quite frequently with the President who continued to delight and fascinate me with his conversation, not to mention his wonderful malice which was positively Shakespearean in its variety. Michael Billington The Coronation review – immaculately rehearsed, touching and Shakespearean 2023-05-07 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/07/the-coronation-review-immaculately-rehearsed-touching-and-shakespearean There was indeed something Shakespearean about both the service in the abbey and the marches that surrounded it. By Shakespearean I mean there was a blend of pageantry, procession, music and mystery. https://web.archive.org/web/20261026190452/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/07/the-coronation-review-immaculately-rehearsed-touching-and-shakespearean 26 October 2026 Adrian Horton Tech-bro satire Mountainhead is an insufferable disappointment 2025-06-02 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/02/mountainhead-tech-bro-satire-disappointment This is the distinctive milieu of Succession, the HBO juggernaut which turned the pitiful exploits of a bunch of media mogul failsons into Shakespearean drama for four critically acclaimed seasons. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017231337/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/02/mountainhead-tech-bro-satire-disappointment 17 October 2026 Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets. Derived terms en un-Shakespearean,unShakespearean Shakespeareanism Shakespeareanize Shakespeareanly Shakespeareanness Shakespearean sonnet Related terms en Bacon-Shakespearean en Shakespeareana Translations pertaining to Shakespeare or his works Arabic: ar Catalan: ca shakespearià Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 莎士比亞的 Shāshìbǐyà de, cmn 莎士比亞作品的 Shāshìbǐyà zuòpǐn de, cmn 莎士比亞風格的 Shāshìbǐyà fēnggé de Czech: cs shakespearovský Dutch: nl van Shakespeare, nl Shakespearein Esperanto: eo ŝekspira Finnish: fi Shakespearen French: fr shakespearien Greek: el σαιξπηρικός Hungarian: hu shakespeare-i Italian: it scespiriano, it shakespeariano Japanese: ja シェークスピア シェークスピアの Shēkusupia no Macedonian: mk шекспировски, mk шекспирски Polish: pl Szekspirowski, pl szekspirowski Portuguese: pt shakespeariano Russian: ru шекспи́ровский, ru шекспи́рский Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh шѐкспӣрскӣ, sh шекспирѝја̄нскӣ Latin: sh šèkspīrskī, sh šekspirìjānskī Spanish: es shakespeariano Noun A scholar of the works of Shakespeare. 341 Another lawyer and well-known Shakespearian, Richard Grant White, says: "No dramatist of the time, not even [Francis] Beaumont, who was the younger son of a judge of the Common Pleas, and who after studying in the Inns of Court abandoned law for the drama, used legal phrases with Shakespeare's readiness and exactness." A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays. Proper noun Shakespearean English. en 2019 Inaaya Mahek Sarkine Cassy & the Bathroom People Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire Matador part 2 183 https://books.google.com/books?id=9pmeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 978 1838590 086 I have had no one to talk to for ages. There’s Ma, who only talks in Shakespearean. And it took me ages to learn that and I still don’t understand the whole thing. en 2023 Malek Nazemi In the Eagle’s Nest https://books.google.com/books?id=dWeyEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT785 United Earth 2252 Meadville, Pa. Fulton Books 978-1-63985-487-5 Honorable Corps Commander, I am one of your seven personal robots at your residence, and I assure you I am the best. I can speak Shakespearean, Hoch Deutch, Urdu, and three other dead languages. en 2024 Katarina E. Tonks XXXI https://books.google.com/books?id=ttAgEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT245 Death Is My Ride or Die The Death Chronicles 2 Toronto, Ont. Wattpad Books 978-1-99077-882-7 No more playing with me like I’m your ball of yarn, Angel of Dipshit. I’m going to fry you so good you’ll start talking in Shakespearean. en eponyms en British fiction Fiction People William Shakespeare