Appendix

Faux Shakespeare: The Bard coined his fair share of phrases, but in some cases he gets credit where no credit is due. Here is a collection of phrases commonly but mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare.

Household Words: A partial list of the words for which Shakespeare is the first authority in the Oxford English Dictionary. As Hamlet said to Polonious, "Words, words, words."

Good Enough to Call Your Own: Authors of all kinds have turned to the Bard for catch phrases and poetic profundities. Here’s a discussion of titles borrowed from Shakespeare.