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The Chandos portrait, the third most reliable portrait of Shakespeare, shows him with an earring in his left ear. No other portrait does so. If the Chandos is accurate, then yes, he did have at least one ear pierced.

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What is an example of iambic pentameter for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;


Is this properly cited Antony says Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears (Shakespeare 111).?

The citation is not properly formatted. It should include the act, scene, and line numbers for clarity, typically in the format "Shakespeare, Act.Scene.Line." A correct citation might look like this: (Shakespeare 3.2.74). Additionally, ensure that the quote is enclosed in quotation marks.


Describe Shakespeare's language?

Shakespeare's language was very flowery and elaborate. It sounds overly complicated to modern ears, but people at the time would have understood it perfectly. Furthermore, Shakespeare invented a lot of modern words and phrases, so modern language owes him a huge debt of gratitude.


How do you say your in shakespearean?

There is no such language as "Shakespearean". Shakespeare wrote in modern English, the same language you write in. That is why when Shakespeare wrote "Friends, Romans, Countrymen: lend me your ears", "your" was his way of saying "your". It's exactly the same as it is now.But in the dialect of modern English Shakespeare used, they made a greater use of the second person singular pronouns and verb endings than we now do. In pre-Modern English, as in most other European languages, there were different pronouns and verb endings if you were talking to one person rather than to a group. If you know French, think of the difference between "tu es" and "vous êtes". Well, in older forms of English if you were talking to a crowd (as Antony is in Julius Caesar) you would say "lend me your ears" but if you were only talking to one person you would say, "lend me thy ears". At the time Shakespeare was writing a lot of Londoners particularly were using these forms less and less even for talking to one person, so it would be "your ears" unless someone were talking very respectfully or affectionately. (People talking to pets, to lovers, to their employers or to God.) But Shakespeare was from Warwickshire and his Warwickshire English was a little old-fashioned.The word "thy" and all the other second-person singular forms are still a part of Modern English, although rarely seen outside of a religious or poetic context. However, how does Darth Vader address the Emperor? "What is thy bidding, my Master?"


What were William Shakespeare's children's names and gender?

Susanna Shakespeare was a girl. So was Judith Shakespeare. Hamnet Shakespeare was a boy though.