Shakespearean

Shakespearean

English

Alternative forms

• Shakespearian
• Shakesperian, Shaksperian (archaic)

Etymology

Shakespeare +‎ -ean

Pronunciation

• enPR: shāk-spîrʹē-ən
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiən, -ɪɹiən

Adjective

Shakespearean (comparative more Shakespearean, superlative most Shakespearean)

1. (literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

   The influence of Shakespearean works extends well into the modern era, even to such unlikely places as Star Trek. Indeed, Patrick Stewart is a famed Shakespearean actor who has commented on the connection between the two on several occasions.

   • 1973, Gore Vidal, Burr , chapter 25 at end:

     Meanwhile, I presided over the Senate. I also dined quite frequently with the President who continued to delight and fascinate me with his conversation, not to mention his wonderful malice which was positively Shakespearean in its variety.

2. Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
3. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.

Derived terms

• Shakespeareanism
• Shakespeareanness
• Shakespearean sonnet

 

Related terms

• Shakespeareana

Translations

pertaining to Shakespeare or his works

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 莎士比亞的／莎士比亚的 (Shāshìbǐyà de), 莎士比亞作品的／莎士比亚作品的 (Shāshìbǐyà zuòpǐn de), 莎士比亞風格的／莎士比亚风格的 (Shāshìbǐyà fēnggé de) Czech: shakespearovský (cs) Dutch: van Shakespeare, Shakespearein Esperanto: ŝekspira Finnish: Shakespearen French: shakespearien (fr) Greek: σαιξπηρικός (el) (saixpirikós) Hungarian: shakespeare-i Italian: scespiriano (it), shakespeariano Japanese: シェークスピアの (Shēkusupia no) Macedonian: шекспировски (šekspirovski), шекспирски (šekspirski) Polish: Szekspirowski (pl), szekspirowski (pl) Portuguese: shakespeariano Russian: шекспи́ровский (ru) (šekspírovskij), шекспи́рский (šekspírskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: шѐкспӣрскӣ, шекспирѝја̄нскӣ Roman: šèkspīrskī (sh), šekspirìjānskī (sh) Spanish: shakespeariano

Noun

Shakespearean (plural Shakespeareans)

1. A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
2. A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.