Shakespeare Words Cheat-Sheet



Shakespeare Words Cheat-SheetShakespeare Modern EnglishExample from Shakespeare’s writinganonsoonDear love, adieu! Anon, good nurse!artareWherefore art thou Romeo?beseechbeg,askI do beseech you, send for the ladyfaingladly, willinglyFain would I dwell on form, fain, fain deny what I have spoke.fiefor shame, damn itFie, how my bones ache!forsoothin truth, in factYes, forsooth, I will hold my tongue.forswearlie, break an oathDid my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.erebeforeLet two more summers wither in their pride,Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.hast/hathhave/hasBut where hast thou been?hailhello, greetingsAll hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis! henceawayWas that my father that went hence so fasthitherhereCome hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman?marryindeed, wellMarry, that, I think, be young Petrucio.methinksI thinkmethinks I see my cousin's ghostpritheeplease, I pray to theeSo, prithee, go with me.sirrahmister (lower class or kid)Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.soothtruth, factIf I say sooth, I must report they weretheeyouI will make thee think thy swan a crow.thineyoursThere lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords.ThitherthereWill you go to them? I will bring you thither.ThouyouWhat man art thouthyselfyourselfArise; one knocks; good Romeo, hide thyself.WhereforewhyHow camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?WhitherwhereA fair assembly: whither should they come?WithalIn addition, besides, withI nursed her daughter, that you talk’d withalContractions: Shortening words by combining them or running them together.Shakespeare uses this trick all the time to make his meter work (iambic pentameter)Modern musicians also do this all the time:“Imma be, Imma be rich, baby.”Imma = I am going to be“Whatcha say? Oh that’s it all for the best.”Whatcha = What did you Shakespeare does the same thing: Using ______’stOmitting LettersCombining Words know’st = knowe’en = eventis = it iscan’st = can e’er = ever twas = it waswould’st = wouldo’er = overtwere = it werebelieve’st = believene’er = never is’t = is itcamest = came’gainst = againstThis page, you shall flip…Shakespearean Love LetterInstructions: Using Shakespeare’s words on the reverse side, write a love letter to your celebrity crush. You will have the option to share these in class. Furthermore, makes sure you play with the syntax like Shakespeare does. Remember, syntax is the arrangement of parts of speech in a sentence. Normal syntax is subject + verb + object (ie. Mike threw the ball). Shakespeare sometimes wrote in irregular syntax: object + subject + verb (ie The ball, Mike threw). Dear_______________________,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Love, ................
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