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Shakespearean

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related to or characteristic of William Shakespeare or his works

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Elizabethan

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related to or characteristic of the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

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Misogyny

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dislike of, contempt for, or hatred of women

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Dissent

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expression of opinions that are different with those commonly held

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Binary Opposition

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pair of related concepts opposite in meaning

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Dichotomy

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division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed

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Virility

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(in a man) quality of having strength, energy and a strong sex drive; manliness

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Prologue

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separate introductory section of a literary, dramatic or musical work

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Exposition

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literary device used to introduce background information

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oxymoronic (adj)

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Describes a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory literary terms appear in conjunction