Das Shakespeare-Lexikon
An Annotated English-German Shakespeare
and Theater Glossary
In this annotated lexicon you'll find: (1) general vocabulary related to Shakespeare, (2) English-German titles of many of his best-known works, and (3) other terms related directly or indirectly to drama and theater. You can test your knowledge of Shakespeare titles with our Shakespeare Quiz 1.
For more about the Bard see Shakespeare in German. For Shakespeare resources in German and English, see our Shakespeare Links.
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| Das Shakespeare-Lexikon English-German Glossary with Theater Terms |
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| English | Deutsch |
| to act, play (a role) | (eine Rolle) spielen |
| actor actress |
der Schauspieler die Schauspielerin |
| the Bard | der Barde |
| (the) collected works | sämtliche Werke |
| comedy (comedies) | die Komödie (-n) |
| curtain | der Vorhang |
| drama(s) | das Drama (Dramen) |
| play | das Schauspiel |
| plot (of play, book) | die Handlung |
| poet poetic |
der Dichter dichterisch/poetisch |
| the Swan of Avon * | der Schwan vom Avon |
| * “Sweet Swan of Avon” is the term coined by Ben Jonson (1573-1637) in To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare, 1623. | |
| sonnet(s) | das Sonett (-e) |
| stage(s) | die Bühne (-n) |
| theater/theatre(s) | das Theater (-) |
| tragedy (tragedies) | die Tragödie (-n) |
| Plays - Bühnenstücke | |
| “All's Well That Ends Well” | »Ende gut, alles gut« |
| “Antony and Cleopatra” | »Antonius und Cleopatra« |
| “As You Like It” | »Wie es euch gefällt« |
| “Julius Caesar” | »Julius Cäsar« |
| “The Comedy of Errors” | »Komödie der Irrungen« |
| “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” | »Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark« |
| “King Lear” | »König Lear«* |
| * Different German versions may have varying full titles in German: “King Lear” is called »Die Tragödie des Königs Lear« (Baudissin) and »Das Leben und der Tod des Königs Lear« (Wieland). | |
| “Love's Labour's Lost” | »Verlorene Liebesmüh« |
| “Macbeth” | »Macbeth« |
| “Measure for Measure” | »Maß für Maß« |
| “The Merchant of Venice” | »Der Kaufmann von Venedig« |
| For online texts of many of Shakespeare's works, see our Shakespeare Links page! |
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| “The Merry Wives of Windsor” | »Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor« |
| “A Midsummer-Night's Dream” | »Ein Sommernachtstraum« |
| “Much Ado About Nothing” | »Viel Lärm um Nichts« |
| “Othello” | »Othello, der Mohr von Venedig« |
| “Romeo and Juliet” | »Romeo und Julia« |
| “The Taming of the Shrew” | »Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung« |
| “The Tempest” | »Der Sturm« |
| “Twelfth-Night or What You Will” | »Was ihr wollt« |
| “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” | »Die beiden Veroneser« |
| “The Winter's Tale” | »Ein Wintermärchen« |
| Test your knowledge of Shakespeare titles! Shakespeare Quiz 1. BACK > Shakespeare in German |
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