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It's not so much short for something as a spelling which shows a slangy pronunciation. 'A means "he", because in the slang of the day, that's how some people said it. It's rather like "ain't" which is exactly the same as the word "isn't" but used by different people.
Please note that the apostrophe comes before the a; it's 'a not a'.
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How many short stories did William Shakespeare wrote?
Not a one. Shakespeare wrote only poems and plays, not stories, short or otherwise.
What was ope short for in Shakespeare's time?
Shakespeare used the word "ope" as a short form of "open." It is not clear whether this was a colloquialism or a poetic coinage.
What is the origin of the long and the short of it?
Shakespeare's "The Merry wives of Winsdor"
Why is shakespeare called the baird?
He was not. "Bard of Avon" - or "Bard" for short is correct.
In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 What does Summer's lease hath all too short a date mean?
Shakespeare is talking about enduring beauty or grace, and relates this to the comparatively short length of a single season of the year.
What was tis short for in Shakespeare's time?
It is
How many short stories did William Shakespeare wrote?
Not a one. Shakespeare wrote only poems and plays, not stories, short or otherwise.
What was Othello based on?
A short story by Shakespeare.
What was ope short for in Shakespeare's time?
Shakespeare used the word "ope" as a short form of "open." It is not clear whether this was a colloquialism or a poetic coinage.
What is the origin of the long and the short of it?
Shakespeare's "The Merry wives of Winsdor"
Why is shakespeare called the baird?
He was not. "Bard of Avon" - or "Bard" for short is correct.
In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 What does Summer's lease hath all too short a date mean?
Shakespeare is talking about enduring beauty or grace, and relates this to the comparatively short length of a single season of the year.
What other title is Shakespeare often known as?
The Bard short for The Bard of Avon.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word o'th'other?
It's short for "or the other", as in "one or the other".
Did William Shakespeare write short stories?
No - not in the sense that we use the term "Short Story" today. See the related question below.
Did short ficition began in Britain with shakespeare?
No, short fiction did not begin with Shakespeare. It also didn't begin in Britain. Short fiction began thousands of years ago as oral traditional stories.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
