Shakespeare's Writing Life

Shakespeare's own vocabulary was so vast, it is thought to have been at least double the vocabulary of a normal person. His ability to capture an idea in a memorable expression means that he has been woven into our everyday speech. We think that his group or company of actors would have contained around 15 people. Shakespeare did some acting himself, so was entirely familiar with the work of an actor and how theatres worked when he wrote a new play.

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