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He uses this phrase only once, in Cymbeline. Old Belarius is soliloquizing while his two adopted sons are out hunting. Every once in a while he hears noises and comments on how the hunt is coming on.
Strikes life into my speech and shows much more
His own conceiving.-Hark, the game is roused!
O Cymbeline! heaven and my conscience knows
Thou didst unjustly banish me: whereon,
At three and two years old, I stole these babes;
Thinking to bar thee of succession, as
Thou reft'st me of my lands. Euriphile,
Thou wast their nurse; they took thee for
their mother,
And every day do honour to her grave:
Myself, Belarius, that am Morgan call'd,
They take for natural father. The game is up.
"The game is up" means that the deer has got to its feet and is crashing about the bush. This makes it easier to find, track down and kill. Although we use the phrase figuratively to mean that you can no longer hide, Shakespeare is using it literally here.
What else can I help you with?
Was Shakespeare a butcher?
We have no record of Shakespeare taking up the trade of a butcher, but that doesn't mean he didn't. It doesn't mean he did either. We just don't know.
Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
Why is Shakespeare mean?
Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
What shakespeare play was the quote the game is up?
The quote comes from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, 1623 (3.3.107) 'Euriphile, Thou wast their nurse; they took thee for their mother,And every day do honour to her grave:Myself, Belarius, that am Morgan call'd,They take for natural father. The game is up.'
What board game shares its name with shakespeare play?
The board game Othello shares this name with a Shakespeare play
Was Shakespeare a butcher?
We have no record of Shakespeare taking up the trade of a butcher, but that doesn't mean he didn't. It doesn't mean he did either. We just don't know.
Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
Why is Shakespeare mean?
Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
What shakespeare play was the quote the game is up?
The quote comes from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, 1623 (3.3.107) 'Euriphile, Thou wast their nurse; they took thee for their mother,And every day do honour to her grave:Myself, Belarius, that am Morgan call'd,They take for natural father. The game is up.'
What board game shares its name with shakespeare play?
The board game Othello shares this name with a Shakespeare play
What does shakespeare mean by up in arms?
Shakespeare used the expression "up in arms" in Henry VI Part II. "The commons here in Kent are up in arms." It means (because its meaning has not changed any) that they have armed themselves and are ready for battle.
What year did Shakespeare start?
Shakespeare was born in 1564, if that's what you mean. That was the year he started being Shakespeare.
How many Shakespeare?
When people say Shakespeare they mean William Shakespeare the playwright. There was only ever one of him.
What does the Shakespeare's abbreviation i' mean?
in
What does to't mean in Shakespeare?
to it
What does to discourse mean in shakespeare?
It means to speak or converse. Same meaning it has nowadays (Look it up if you don't believe me)
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
