Words Invented by Shakespeare

Words Invented by Shakespeare

Pupil: Vika Tebieva

Form: 7 “V”

School № 8

Teacher: Z.V. Tskhovrebova

The Swan of Avon

William Shakespeare is the greatest English poet and playwright. He is famous all over the world. Though written more than 400 years ago, his plays continue to be read and performed.

In this presentation I’d like to mention some words invented by Shakespeare.

As you know he created more than three thousand words which we use every day in our speech.

Here are some of them .

1. Green-eyed – ревнивый, завистливый

“ O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is  the green-eyed monster.

(“The Merchant of Venice”

act 3 ,scene 2 )

(«Венецианский купец», акт 3, сцена 2 )

2.Gossip   – сплетня, сплетничать

“ Tell me all the latest gossip ! I can’t stand here gossiping all day”!

(“The Comedy of Errors”, act 5,

scene 1)

(«Комедия ошибок», акт 5, сцена 1)

3.Gloomy – темный, мрачный, печальный

“ It was a wet and gloomy day.”

(“Henry VI” part I, act 5, scene 4)

(«Генри VI» часть I,акт 5, сцена 4)

4.Noiseless – бесшумный, спокойный

5.Unreal – ненастоящий, нереальный

“ Many people have unreal expectations of what marriage will be like”.

(Macbeth”, act 3, scene4)

(«Макбет», акт 3, сцена 4)

6.Dawn – рассвет, утренняя заря

“ I woke up just before dawn” .

• “ I woke up just before dawn” .
• “ I woke up just before dawn” .
• “ I woke up just before dawn” .

(“Henry V”, act 4)

( «Генри V»,акт 4)

• (“Henry V”, act 4) ( «Генри V»,акт 4)
• (“Henry V”, act 4) ( «Генри V»,акт 4)
• (“Henry V”, act 4) ( «Генри V»,акт 4)

7.The world’s mine oyster - «весь мир у ног».

Why then the world’s mine oyster,

Which I with sword will open.

( Pistol, The Merry Wives Of Windsor)

  (Пистоль, «Виндзорские насмешницы».

8.Skim milk – снятое молоко

  “ Skim milk is milk that contains less fat than normal because the cream has been removed from it”.

( Henry IV, part I, act 2, scene 3) («Генри IV, часть 1», акт 2, сцена 3)

9.Negotiate – договариваться, устраивать, улаживать

“ We successfully negotiated the release of the hostages”.

(“Much Ado About Nothing”, act 2, scene 1)

  («Много шума из ничего», акт 2, сцена 1)

LADYBIRD – божья коровка или устаревшее – возлюбленная, любимая.

“ What, lamb! What, ladybird! God forbid! Where's this girl? What, Juliet! ”

“ ROMEO AND JULIET”, ACT I, SCENE III 

«Ромео и Джульетта»,актI, сцена III

The End