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Shakespeare uses the word "partisans" twice in Romeo and Juliet and once in Cymbeline. This is one of the unusual cases where the meaning of the word is not the common meaning nowadays, and this is because of the march of technology. A partisan was a type of spear, a long-handled weapon with a blade at the end, and a wide crosspiece, so that it looked rather like a shortsword mounted on the end of a long handle. "Pikes" and "Bills" are other similar spearlike weapons, which are lumped together with them. Thus "make him with our pikes and partisans a grave" from Cymbeline, and "Clubs, bills and partisans! Strike! Beat them down!" from Romeo and Juliet.
Soldiers don't get equipped with spears these days, so technical terms for different types of spear have rather fallen out of use.
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Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
Why is Shakespeare mean?
Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
What year did Shakespeare start?
Shakespeare was born in 1564, if that's what you mean. That was the year he started being Shakespeare.
What does the Shakespeare's abbreviation i' mean?
in
What does to't mean in Shakespeare?
to it
What does the phrase clubs bills and partisans mean?
The phrase "clubs, bills, and partisans" is often used to refer to weapons used in historical combat, specifically referring to blunt weapons like clubs, polearms like bills, and handheld spears like partisans.
Shi'ites believe that they are partisans of?
they are partisans or shiah of Ali .
When was Partisans - novel - created?
Partisans - novel - was created in 1982.
Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
When was Chant des Partisans created?
Chant des Partisans was created in 1943.
Why is Shakespeare mean?
Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
How many Shakespeare?
When people say Shakespeare they mean William Shakespeare the playwright. There was only ever one of him.
What year did Shakespeare start?
Shakespeare was born in 1564, if that's what you mean. That was the year he started being Shakespeare.
What does the Shakespeare's abbreviation i' mean?
in
What does to't mean in Shakespeare?
to it
Who murdered Mussolini?
Italian partisans
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
