Shakespeare Words

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Unreal

Invented in Macbeth

Hence, horrible shadow!

Slap an -un on real, and you've got yourself a new word.

Just remember: it didn't have the connotation of totally tubular that is does today. When Shakespeare wrote it, he really just meant un-real—i.e., not real. Like, you know, a ghost.


Tag: Macbeth

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