Shakespeare Words
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If Shakespeare wrote it, we've Shmooped it.
Cold-blooded
Invented in King John“ | What a fool art thou, | |
| A ramping fool, to brag and stamp and swear | ||
| Upon my party! Thou cold-blooded slave, | ||
| Hast thou not spoke like thunder on my side, | ||
| Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend | ||
| Upon thy stars, thy fortune and thy strength, | ” |
What? Shakespeare is combining two words to make a new one? Oh wait—that's basically the story of his life. Our friend the Oxford English Dictionary tells us that the biological meaning of the term (hello, reptiles!) only came about after Shakespeare used the word. Bill meant it more in the way we use it today: cruel and apathetic about it, to boot. |
Tag: King John