ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False-Shakespeare made up his own words sometimes
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The English language owes a great debt to Shakespeare. He invented over 1700 of our common words by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, adding prefixes and suffixes, and devising words wholly original.

Detailed explanation-2: -he needed a word to convey a sense, but none the variations of a word that he was familiar with fit the bill; he needed a word to have a certain number of syllables to fit the meter requirements of a line; normally the word had to naturally be spoken with an iambic rhythm; and.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inaudible & Premeditated Shakespeare coined neither inaudible nor premeditated; the former was used by George Puttenham (among others) prior to the Bard’s use of it, and evidence of premediated may be found from at least as far back as 1564, the year of Shakespeare’s birth. …

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandit. Henry VI, Part 2. 1594. Critic. Love’s Labour Lost. 1598. Dauntless. Henry VI, Part 3. 1616. Dwindle. Henry IV, Part 1. 1598. Elbow (as a verb) King Lear. 1608. Green-Eyed (to describe jealousy) The Merchant of Venice. 1600. Lackluster. As You Like It. 1616. Lonely. Coriolanus. 1616. More items •07-May-2019

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