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Definition of Shakespearean

1. Adjective. Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works. "Shakespearean plays"

Definition of Shakespearean

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works.

Definition of Shakespearean

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship. ¹

2. Adjective. Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship. ¹

3. Adjective. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets. ¹

4. Noun. A scholar of the works of Shakespeare. ¹

5. Noun. A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Shakespearean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1916)
"Mr. FR Benson, since 1883, has devoted himself almost exclusively to the representation of shakespearean drama and has produced all but two of Shakespeare's ..."

2. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Walter Morris Hart (1917)
"APPENDIX B THE PRE-shakespearean HAMLET THERE are several allusions in contemporary literature to a play ol Hamlet, which can hardly have been Shakespeare's ..."

3. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Walter Morris Hart (1917)
"APPENDIX B THE PRE-shakespearean HAMLET THERE are several allusions in contemporary literature to a play ol Hamlet, which can hardly have been Shakespeare's ..."

4. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"The history of the post-shakespearean drama of James I's and Charles I's reigns is a tale of degeneracy and decadence. A bountiful endowment with the poetic ..."

5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1905)
"The history of the post-shakespearean drama of James 1's and Charles I's reigns is a tale of degeneracy and decadence. A bountiful endowment with the poetic ..."

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