Shakespearean Vocabulary

Shakespeare had a large impact on society in various ways. In his time period, he used his pieces as a subtle commentary on 

Words

  • accommodation (Othello)
  • addiction (Henry V / Othello)
  • assassination (Macbeth)
  • bedazzled (The Taming of the Shrew)
  • to besmirch (Henry V)
  • cold-blooded (King John)
  • to comply (Othello)
  • deafening (2 Henry IV)
  • to educate (Love's Labour's Lost)
  • eventful (As You Like It)
  • eyeball (The Tempest)
  • full-grown (Pericles)
  • to humor (Love's Labour's Lost)
  • mimic (Midsummer Night's Dream)
  • puking (As You Like It)
  • puppy-dog (King John / Henry V)
  • silliness (Othello)
  • vulnerable (Macbeth)
  • watchdog (The Tempest)

Phrases

  • All well that ends well (title)
  • As good luck would have it (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
  • As merry as the day is long (Much Ado About Nothing)
  • Better foot before (King John)
  • Break the Ice (The Taming of the Shrew)
  • Come what come may (Macbeth)
  • Eaten me out of house and home (2 Henry IV)
  • Faint hearted (1 Henry IV)
  • Full circle (King Lear)
  • Good riddance (Troilus and Cressida)
  • In a pickle (The Tempest)
  • 'Tis high time (The Comedy of Errors)
  • Lie low (Much Ado About Nothing)
  • Love is blind (Merchant of Venice)
  • One fell swoop (Macbeth)
  • Own flesh and blood (Hamlet)
  • Too much of a good thing (As You Like It)
  • Truth will out (Merchant of Venice)
  • What's done is done (Macbeth)
  • Wild-goose chase (Romeo and Juliet)
Compiled list of words and phrases courtesy of The Pathology Guy