By the time he reappears again, mentioned in a London pamphlet, Shakespeare has made his way to London without his family and is already working in the theatre. Having gained recognition as an ...

Sticking to this structure meant that, on occasion, Shakespeare made up or adapted words to fit. For example, on several occasions Shakespeare changed the word "vast" to "vasty" when "vast" did ...

See if you can spot which words the Bard introduced to our lexicon. Shakespeare passed in 1616, and it’s possible many of his ...