The Devil’s Dictionary · Character

Shakespeare

The playwright, referenced in definitions.

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In G: Referenced in the definition of 'Ghost' through the phrase 'in his habit as he lived.' Later, in L: Mentioned in the definition of…

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G
Referenced in the definition of 'Ghost' through the phrase 'in his habit as he lived.'
L
Mentioned in the definition of 'Lexicographer' as an example of a great Elizabethan writer.
O
Referenced in the definition of 'Obsolete' as a writer who used obsolete words.
P
Quoted in the definition of 'Physiognomy' with a line from Macbeth, then criticized by the physiognomists.
R
Referenced indirectly in the definition of 'Romance' as a great novelist who 'laid waste their powers.'

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