To be, or not to be: that is the question. ~Hamlet

If you were not a drama nerd like me in high school, you may not know that William Shakespeare contributed greatly to the English language. The number of words he invented is debated immensely, from 400 to 2000 words, but regardless...he was a genius. Here are 5 of my favorites (some are more simple but these are by far the best):

1. Bedazzle: "...my mistaking eyes, / That have been so bedazzled with the sun / That everything I look on seemeth green." - The Taming of the Shrew

I guess Bedazzle didn't just pup-up in the '90's when we wanted to add glitter glue and gems to our shirts, shoes, and faces.

2. Fashionable: "For time is like a fashionable host, / That slightly shakes his parting guest by th' hand" - Troilus and Cressida

Wasn't invented in the '60's with Andy Warhol.

3. Jaded: "The honorable blood of Lancaster, / Must not be shed by such a jaded groom" - Henry VI

"You're so jaded, and I'm the one that jaded you!" - Aerosmith

4. Cheap: "Man's life is cheap as beast's. Thou art a lady;"- King Lear

Unfortunately, I have no clue what this is referring to and my drama teacher Ms. H-T would be disappointed.

5. Swagger: "What hempen homespun's have we swaggring here, / So neere the Cradle of the Fairy Queene?" -A Midsummer Night's Dream

...Who would have thought? There are no words. It seems as if nothing is really new.

Source: Kagan, E., & Bacon, A. (2014, April 23). Household Words: Shakespeare's Enduring Lexicon. Retrieved August 29, 2018, from https://www.npr.org/2014/04/23/305951480/household-words-shakespeares-enduring-lexicon