From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishShakespeareanShakes‧pea‧re‧an /ʃeɪkˈspɪəriən $ -ˈspɪr-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 ALin the style of Shakespeare Shakespearean language2 Arelating to the work of Shakespeare a famous Shakespearean actor
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Shakespearean• What is it that seems modern about this early Shakespearean comedy, which has often been labeled misogynistic?• But I think there is a positive idealism in him that makes him a major Shakespearean figure.• Frank, who virtually lives in his brown jacket, blends in with his dusty study, and has a Shakespearean flourish.• In this version, Shakespearean intensity rifles across a sun-baked adolescent playground complete with a rave scene.• He was the first classical actor of his generation to discard antique modes of Shakespearean interpretation and performance.• a drama of Shakespearean length and complexity• Mobutu emerges from all this as a villain of Shakespearean proportions.• Shakespearean scholars• Through the Blue Mountain College home page we can zip a personalized Shakespearean sonnet, 116, to a friend. 