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Shakespeare Words

Shakespearean, not stirred.

If Shakespeare wrote it, we've Shmooped it.

Boldface

Invented in Henry VI Part 1

When from the Dauphin's crest thy sword struck fire,
It warm'd thy father's heart with proud desire


Here Big Billy goes again, combining two words to make a new one.

When you put something in boldface on your computer, you're really just making it stand out—intensifying it, if you will.

And hey, get this. In HTML, in order to make something bold, you put "strong" tags around it.

Hmmm, we wonder what an italics-faced victory would be like…


Tag: Henry VI Part 1

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