Some animators were opposed to the name Dopey, claiming that it was too modern a word to use in a timeless fairy tale. Walt Disney made the argument that William Shakespeare used the word in one of his plays. This managed to convince everyone, although any reference to the term "dopey" is yet to be found in any of Shakespeare's work. Although Shakespeare does use the term "foolish" in Twelfth Night, as well as "zed"; (for z, meaning dumbest of the dumb); these could have all been alternative names for Dopey since they were found in Shakespeare. "Half-wit", "Dunce" and "Jester" were all similar terms that were commonly used at the time, they could have been Dopey's name also. The original names of the Dwarfs, before Disney renamed them, were Snick, Glick, Blick, Flick, Plick, Whick and Quee.
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