William Shakespeare Word Search
Play a William Shakespeare word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HAMLET, MACBETH, ROMEO, JULIET, OTHELLO, KINGLEAR, SONNET, GLOBE, STRATFORD, AVON, THEATER, PLAYWRIGHT.
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William Shakespeare word list, defined
- HAMLET /ˈhæmlɪt/ · noun
- A small settlement or village, especially one consisting of few houses in a rural area. Related: village, small village, settlement, hamlet.
- ROMEO /ˈroʊmiəʊ/ · noun
- A man presented as an idealized or intensely romantic lover. The term is often affectionate or playful but can also suggest that someone is exaggeratedly amorous or melodramatic. Related: lover, boyfriend, sweetheart, suitor.
- JULIET /ˈdʒuːliət/ · proper noun
- A traditional feminine given name, and the name of the female protagonist in Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
- SONNET /ˈsɒnɪt/ (British); /ˈsɑːnɪt/ (US) · noun
- A sonnet is a poem, typically lyric in nature, consisting of fourteen lines. Its metre and rhyme scheme vary according to the poetic tradition in which it is written. Related: poem, verse.
- GLOBE /ɡləʊb/ (British); /ɡloʊb/ (American) · noun and verb
- A globe is a spherical representation of Earth, a celestial sphere, or, figuratively, the world or a particular world. As a verb, to globe means to shape into a sphere or to make or become known throughout the world. Related: world, earth, sphere, orb.
- THEATER /ˈθiːətər/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A building, room, or other venue where dramatic, musical, or cinematic performances are presented; by extension, the field of dramatic arts or a setting in which events unfold. As a verb, it means to stage a dramatic work, especially in a particular manner. Related: playhouse, auditorium, cinema, drama.
- PLAYWRIGHT /ˈplaɪwraɪt/ · noun
- A playwright is a person who writes plays for performance, especially in theatre, film, or television. The term may also refer specifically to an author whose work is staged as drama. Related: dramatist, play author, dramatic writer, scriptwriter.
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