profusion

abundance; a great quantity or amount; lavish spending; extravagance

sirrah

sirrah - n - Formerly a contemptuous term of address to a man or boy; often used in anger.

And often used by Shakespeare's characters.

Inspired by Jeff, I have begun reading - or rereading - William Shakespeare's (1562-1614) complete works. I'm working my way from earliest to latest plays, after which I'll dive into the sonnets and poems.

It's not clear in most cases when exactly Shakespeare wrote a given play, but the best educated guesses indicate the first were The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labors Lost, and 2 Henry VI, so I started with 1 Henry VI, and will continue with the second and third parts before moving on to the early comedies.

Jeff, you once suggested a readers blog. Would Shakespeare be suitable?