... been familiarized with Latin authors such as Seneca, Cicero, Ovid, Virgil, and Horace. Shakespeare's grasp of Latin evidently expanded beyond what he was taught in school, for both his Latin vocabulary as well as grammar is both used cleverly and eloquently in his writings. Aside from Latin, Shakespeare had the tendency to incorporate events from his own life into his writings ... do have a rhyme scheme. Shakespeare is also credited with being the first writer to ever use modern prose in his writing. Shakespeare's intellect was so expansive, he found the English vocabulary he had to wor...

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... -understanding. The darkness of the night setting seems particularly important in a play where the language of love relies so heavily on sight imagery. Sight, eyes, looking-all are part of a vocabulary of love that would seem to require the light of day rather than a setting in the darkest of all places at the darkest of all hours. But if Lysander's plan ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School