Shakespearesque

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of the works of William Shakespeare.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From Shakespeare + -esque.

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