... "'zounds" and "'sblood." "'Zounds" had twenty-three occurrences. Ten of them were in 1 Henry IV. The rest appear in Titus (once), Richard III (four times), Romeo and Juliet (twice), and Othello (six times). Lago and Falstaff were the worst offenders. 'Zounds has evolved into somewhat of a silly and meaningless word, but was originally horribly offensive. This oath, short for "God's wounds ... the crucifixion. "'Sblood" had twelve occurrences in all. There were eight times in 1 Henry IV (with Falstaff accounting for six), plus once in Henry V, twice in Hamlet, and once in Othello. 'Sbloo...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Claire Danes. * Ten Things I Hate About You (based on the Taming of The Shrew), starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles. * Macbeth, starring Mel Gibson. * O (based on Othello), starring Josh Hartnett. William Shakespeare - Did U know? * William Shakespeare invented the word assassination. * No one knows William Shakespeare's real birthday, for sure. There are records that show he was baptized ... the Psalms 137 times. Some have speculated that the King James Version of the Bible contains a cryptogram for Shakespeare. If you look at the 46th psalm in the Ki...

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• Grade Level: High School