This ready-to-teach handout and worksheet introduces Shakespeare's language to students who are about to read ANY of his plays. The handout includes:1) Brief introduction to Shakespeare's influence on the English language2) The rapid linguistic developments in Elizabethan England3) Shakespeare's words, phrases etc. as used and taken from his plays.4) Exercises that allow students to analyse and come to grips with: a) Shakespeare's use of forms of politeness, pronouns, and grammar.b) Shakespeare'