Shakespeare used words in such a way that they were distanced from their traditional meaning, allowing him to:
make hidden political statements.
If you were Shakespeare's servant, you would be in his service. No other meaning of the word fits.
skepticism
Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
I guess it means that although I cannot write like Shakespeare, you can feel the same feelings he did. Which may be true, but doesn't matter because it is Shakespeare's writing, not his feelings, which is important.
In Shakespeare's day the word "happy" meant "fortunate" or "lucky". We still have this meaning in the phrase "a happy accident" which means a lucky or fortunate one. "Happily" is the adverbial form, meaning "fortunately". .
This use of words is called metaphor.
Shakespeare's comedies have happy endings
If you were Shakespeare's servant, you would be in his service. No other meaning of the word fits.
skepticism
Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
ring,toll,peal
William Shakespeare did not ever use the phrase "you are a whale" in any of his writing.
In a traditional manner.
I guess it means that although I cannot write like Shakespeare, you can feel the same feelings he did. Which may be true, but doesn't matter because it is Shakespeare's writing, not his feelings, which is important.
No
Harold Goddard has written: 'The meaning of Shakespeare'
In Shakespeare's day the word "happy" meant "fortunate" or "lucky". We still have this meaning in the phrase "a happy accident" which means a lucky or fortunate one. "Happily" is the adverbial form, meaning "fortunately". .