Meaning of Shakespearesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Reminiscent of the works of William Shakespeare.

Examples

“Bloom does not say that Shakespeare invented idiosyncratic Shakespearesque characters, he invented the human for all that Hamlet and the rest are Shakespeare's unique creations.”

“I am more interested in the writers that were not influenced by Shakespeare of that period, rather than the sort of Shakespearesque plays.”

“It's all very clever, this Shakespearesque touch by which the characters reveal a major flaw in Samson's character: his lack of understanding of social relationships and the superior thickness of blood to a recently contracted marriage.”

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