How did Elizabethan theatre contribute to the development of the English language?
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Correct answer: By widening the range of expressive possibilities
Elizabethan drama enriched the English language through inventive vocabulary and phrasing. Playwrights like Shakespeare experimented constantly with expression, coining new words and stretching grammar to capture complex emotion.
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