Discover how Shakespeare's words went from stage to everyday speech in this bard-tastic episode of Lexiconned. We break down famous phrases the playwright coined—or catapulted into cultural fame—from “wild goose chase” to “green-eyed monster.”

Sources:

• Crystal, David. The Stories of English. Penguin Books.
• Partridge, Eric. Shakespeare’s Bawdy. Routledge.
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Shakespeare’s Complete Works, Folger Digital Texts

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