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Shakespearean Phrases

Did you know that Shakespeare added more phrases and sayings to the English language than anyone else?

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Shakespearean Phrases

Question #1

"A dish fit for the gods" is a phrase that came from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

Question #2

In which of Shakespeare's works did he coin the phrase "A rose/By any other name would smell as sweet"?

Question #3

The phrase "All that glitters is not gold" comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". What does this phrase mean?

Question #4

The phrase "All's well that ends well" appears in both the text and title of Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" (1602).

Question #5

The phrase "As dead/as a doornail" comes from Shakespeare's "King Henry VI".

Question #6

Shakespeare first used the word "pickle" to describe an unpleasant situation in "Romeo and Juliet".

Question #7

In which of the following works did Shakespeare use the phrase "love is blind"?

Question #8

In what play did Shakespeare first use the phrase "hair to stand on end"?

Question #9

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" appears in which Shakespearean work?

Question #10

Did the phrase "send him packing" first appear in one of Shakespeare's works?

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Shakespearean Phrases

Question #1

"A dish fit for the gods" is a phrase that came from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

Question #2

In which of Shakespeare's works did he coin the phrase "A rose/By any other name would smell as sweet"?

Question #3

The phrase "All that glitters is not gold" comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". What does this phrase mean?

Question #4

The phrase "All's well that ends well" appears in both the text and title of Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" (1602).

Question #5

The phrase "As dead/as a doornail" comes from Shakespeare's "King Henry VI".

Question #6

Shakespeare first used the word "pickle" to describe an unpleasant situation in "Romeo and Juliet".

Question #7

In which of the following works did Shakespeare use the phrase "love is blind"?

Question #8

In what play did Shakespeare first use the phrase "hair to stand on end"?

Question #9

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" appears in which Shakespearean work?

Question #10

Did the phrase "send him packing" first appear in one of Shakespeare's works?

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