#Shakespeare_Speaks
Who's who?
I love it when everybody pretends to be somebody else!
William Shakespeare loved putting his characters in disguise.
In this episode, Will and his actors are rehearsing for a performance of The Taming of The Shrew. But Daughter is confused because many of the characters are pretending to be someone else.
Can you help her figure out who's who?
Who's who?
I love it when everybody pretends to be somebody else!
William Shakespeare loved putting his characters in disguise.
In this episode, Will and his actors are rehearsing for a performance of The Taming of The Shrew. But Daughter is confused because many of the characters are pretending to be someone else.
Can you help her figure out who's who?
Upper Intermediate
Forever and a day - Shakespeare Speaks.mp4
Forever and a day
Meaning
The phrase forever and a day means the same as it did in Shakespeare's day: something – either good or bad – will last indefinitely, or for a very, very long time.
Example sentence
Oh, look at that queue! We'll be waiting forever and a day. Let's come back tomorrow.
Note
British English speakers sometimes write forever as two words: for ever.
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Extra vocabulary
in disguise
the state of changing someone's appearance to hide their true identity
pretend
behave as if something is true when it is not true
exaggerate
make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is
literal
the most basic (meaning of a word)
I nearly died of embarrassment
I was very embarrassed
killing me
hurting me
millions of
many
starving
very hungry
dying for
need
sick to death of
fed up with
Meaning
The phrase forever and a day means the same as it did in Shakespeare's day: something – either good or bad – will last indefinitely, or for a very, very long time.
Example sentence
Oh, look at that queue! We'll be waiting forever and a day. Let's come back tomorrow.
Note
British English speakers sometimes write forever as two words: for ever.
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Extra vocabulary
in disguise
the state of changing someone's appearance to hide their true identity
pretend
behave as if something is true when it is not true
exaggerate
make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is
literal
the most basic (meaning of a word)
I nearly died of embarrassment
I was very embarrassed
killing me
hurting me
millions of
many
starving
very hungry
dying for
need
sick to death of
fed up with
Upper Intermediate
Give no words but mum - Shakespeare Speaks.mp4
Give no words but mum
Meaning
The phrase give no words but mum is usually simplified to just keep mum. It means: don't tell anyone - it's a secret.
Example sentence
Mark Hamill to keep mum amid Star Wars Skywalker speculation
Note
Another version of the phrase is mum's the word.
Example sentence
Don't tell anyone you saw me here. Mum's the word!
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Extra vocabulary
your secret’s safe with me
I won't tell anyone your secret
keep it under wraps
keep it secret
don't tell a soul
don't tell anyone
I won’t breathe a word
I won't tell anyone your secret
my lips are sealed
I won't tell anyone your secret
keep your mouth shut
keep a secret
blab
reveal a secret
let the cat out of the bag
reveal a secret (usually by accident)
let it slip
reveal a secret (usually by accident)
spill the beans
reveal a secret
give the game away
reveal a secret
a blabbermouth
someone who reveals secrets
Meaning
The phrase give no words but mum is usually simplified to just keep mum. It means: don't tell anyone - it's a secret.
Example sentence
Mark Hamill to keep mum amid Star Wars Skywalker speculation
Note
Another version of the phrase is mum's the word.
Example sentence
Don't tell anyone you saw me here. Mum's the word!
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Extra vocabulary
your secret’s safe with me
I won't tell anyone your secret
keep it under wraps
keep it secret
don't tell a soul
don't tell anyone
I won’t breathe a word
I won't tell anyone your secret
my lips are sealed
I won't tell anyone your secret
keep your mouth shut
keep a secret
blab
reveal a secret
let the cat out of the bag
reveal a secret (usually by accident)
let it slip
reveal a secret (usually by accident)
spill the beans
reveal a secret
give the game away
reveal a secret
a blabbermouth
someone who reveals secrets