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Where is Shakespeare supposed to have said this? I can't find it in any of his works.

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Where does whereever thou art act well thy part come from?

Not the Old Testament nor from Shakespeare but from Mormon elder David O. McKay, an American.


What does Shakespeare mean by the word just?

Shakespeare's language was English. It is exactly the same language you asked your question in. Obviously, when Shakespeare meant to say "just" he said "just", as in Hamlet "Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation cop'd withal.", or in All's Well that Ends Well, "My mother told me just how he would woo."


In his comedies Shakespeare is well known for?

Shakespeare is well known for the device of mistaken identity.


How did shakespeare earn his living?

Well, he is actually a playwright, a producer and an actor.


What does Shakespeare mean by the word wouldst?

In Middle English the second person singular had a completely different set of pronouns and verb forms from the second person plural. In Early Modern English, people started using the plural form for the singular as being more polite, and only used the old singular form for special cases, such as lovers talking, people talking to servants, children or dogs, and so on. These forms are still around but are quite rare. By Shakespeare's day, this process was well advanced, but Shakespeare's country dialect was a little old-fashioned for his day. He uses the older pronoun thou and the verb forms that go with it (all of which end in -st) more often than his contemporaries. This is so you will know that whenever you see a word in Shakespeare or the King James Bible which looks like an ordinary verb with -st on the end, you will know that it is that same word, only in use with a "thou" which you will find nearby. For an example, "thou wouldst" means "you would" (providing you are only talking about one person), "thou canst" means "you can", "thou hadst" means "you had" and so on and on.

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Where does whereever thou art act well thy part come from?

Not the Old Testament nor from Shakespeare but from Mormon elder David O. McKay, an American.


What did William Shakespeare do as a career?

William Shakespeare is well-known for his career as a playwright, which was part of his overall career in theatre, where he was also an actor and businessman.


What does Shakespeare mean by the word just?

Shakespeare's language was English. It is exactly the same language you asked your question in. Obviously, when Shakespeare meant to say "just" he said "just", as in Hamlet "Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation cop'd withal.", or in All's Well that Ends Well, "My mother told me just how he would woo."


What are the melodies of literary language?

you know the part in Shakespeare's play when that guy sings, well yeah, that's it.


In his comedies Shakespeare is well known for?

Shakespeare is well known for the device of mistaken identity.


As well as writing plays what did Shakespeare also appear as?

Shakespeare was an actor as well as a playwright.


What was Shakespeare like to be around?

shakespeare was a nice person to be around well in them days shakespeare was a nice person to be around well in them days


How did shakespeare earn his living?

Well, he is actually a playwright, a producer and an actor.


How rich was William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare was not rich but was reasonably well-to-do.


How many times had the woman at the well had been married?

For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.


What does Shakespeare mean by the word wouldst?

In Middle English the second person singular had a completely different set of pronouns and verb forms from the second person plural. In Early Modern English, people started using the plural form for the singular as being more polite, and only used the old singular form for special cases, such as lovers talking, people talking to servants, children or dogs, and so on. These forms are still around but are quite rare. By Shakespeare's day, this process was well advanced, but Shakespeare's country dialect was a little old-fashioned for his day. He uses the older pronoun thou and the verb forms that go with it (all of which end in -st) more often than his contemporaries. This is so you will know that whenever you see a word in Shakespeare or the King James Bible which looks like an ordinary verb with -st on the end, you will know that it is that same word, only in use with a "thou" which you will find nearby. For an example, "thou wouldst" means "you would" (providing you are only talking about one person), "thou canst" means "you can", "thou hadst" means "you had" and so on and on.


What impact did William shakespeare have on UK?

Bear in mind that England was not part of the United Kingdom for about 100 years after Shakespeare's death. By the time the United Kingdom happened, Shakespeare was well-established as a cultural icon, and shortly thereafter David Garrick would boost his popularity even higher.