Shakespearian language Word usage, Grammar, Word play, and versification

 Many Shakespearian words have switched meanings or completely disappeared  Such as:  Bodkin (a piercing tool, like a chisel)  Fardel (bundle)  Thou (you)  Art (are)  Although, the principles of Shakespearian to today are almost the same  today, we add more slang and jargon.  Also Shakespeare invented many of the words in his plays  Many Shakespearian words have switched meanings or completely disappeared  Such as:  Bodkin (a piercing tool, like a chisel)  Fardel (bundle)  Thou (you)  Art (are)  Although, the principles of Shakespearian to today are almost the same  today, we add more slang and jargon.  Also Shakespeare invented many of the words in his plays Word Usage

Grammar  William Shakespeare was very flexible with his word order. He constantly switched nouns or adjectives to verbs.  His sentence structure could vary from any of these:  I ate the sandwich. I the sandwich ate. Ate the sandwich I. Ate I the sandwich. The sandwich I ate. The sandwich ate I.  He regularly used double negatives which can be very confusing to people today.  William Shakespeare was very flexible with his word order. He constantly switched nouns or adjectives to verbs.  His sentence structure could vary from any of these:  I ate the sandwich. I the sandwich ate. Ate the sandwich I. Ate I the sandwich. The sandwich I ate. The sandwich ate I.  He regularly used double negatives which can be very confusing to people today.

Word Play  Some of Shakespeare’s most difficult pieces to read are the comedies because it is hard to tell when the characters are making a joke or being serious.  Most of Shakespeare’s jokes were metaphors, puns or irony. This was very popular in the Elizabethan era so he wrote them in constantly.  The plays also had some of sexual innuendo, which was poplar among the more common people.  Some of Shakespeare’s most difficult pieces to read are the comedies because it is hard to tell when the characters are making a joke or being serious.  Most of Shakespeare’s jokes were metaphors, puns or irony. This was very popular in the Elizabethan era so he wrote them in constantly.  The plays also had some of sexual innuendo, which was poplar among the more common people.

Versification  Some of Shakespeare’s plays are dramatic literatures which means they were not meant to be read, they were meant to be preformed.  Verses written in his plays were very poetic and easy for actors to memorize.  Many of his plays were written in Iambic pentameter  Five stressed and five unstressed syllables in each line. (alternate)  Although, to not sound emotionless he wrote many different meters into his plays.  Some of Shakespeare’s plays are dramatic literatures which means they were not meant to be read, they were meant to be preformed.  Verses written in his plays were very poetic and easy for actors to memorize.  Many of his plays were written in Iambic pentameter  Five stressed and five unstressed syllables in each line. (alternate)  Although, to not sound emotionless he wrote many different meters into his plays.