The true power of Shakespeare's vocabulary isn't in the variety of the words he used but how he used them. I'd imagine that having a complex rhyming scheme and

The true power of Shakespeare's vocabulary isn't in the variety of the words he used but how he used them. I'd imagine that having a complex rhyming scheme and creating original content in iambic pentameter isn't easy and the fact he pulled it off so eloquently is a testament to his mastery of the English language.