The Language of Shakespeare

Vocabulary Terms in context… anon—right now, OR “I come right away”……. “Anon, good nurse! Speak!” art—are, OR skill……“Thou art dead; no physician’s art can save you.” dost or doth—does or do……“Dost thou know the time?” ere—before……“We must leave ere daybreak.” fain—gladly……“I fain would bake Mr. Love cookies if I could get an A.” fie—an exclamation of dismay or disgust……“You cheated? Fie upon it!” OR “Fie! Are you mad?” hark—listen……. “Hark to the owl,” OR “Hark! The herald angels sing!” hence—away…..“Get thee hence, beggar!” OR “We must hence before the army arrives.” hie—hurry……“Hie thee hence, or lose your life!” hither—here…..“Come hither, young lad.” thither—there……“Look to the east—thither doth the sun arise.” hath—has……… “He hath killed many a man.” OR “He hath a horse.” ho—hey (roughly equivalent). “Lucius, ho!” [Brutus calling his servant]

Vocabulary Terms in context, cont’d… mark—pay attention to…….. “Mark my words.” marry—indeed……“He says I should respond quickly; marry, I want to.” pray/prithee—a polite way of asking something……“I prithee answer the question.” saucy—cheeky; sassy……“Hence, thou saucy boy!” sirrah—a term of address used for inferiors……“Sirrah, bring the letter over here.” thee—you……“When will I see thee next?” thou—you……“Thou art a villain.” thy—your……“Thy name is more hateful than thy face.” whence—from where…….. “Whence came that news?” OR “Return to whence you came.” wherefore— why……“Wherefore dost thou leave?” OR “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” [As in, “why can’t you be someone else, whom my family doesn’t hate?”]

Vocabulary Terms, cont’d… Abhor – To reject, disdain Absolute – Without flaw, perfect Addiction – Tendency, proneness Balk – To hesitate, chop; to dispute Brave – Handsome Character – Letter, word Coil – Distress, trouble Couch – To go to sleep Cunning – Clever, sharp Delation – Accusation Deserving – Merit, reward Draw – To bring near, call to Egal – Equal Emboss – To track with the intent to kill Expedience – Quickness Fancy – To desire Fear – To scare, frighten Front – To oppose, affront, object Gast – Scared, aghast Grave – To inter, bury Heavy – Sad, painful, mournful Honest – Pure Inherit – Given; to accept or believe Intepinse – Impossible to untangle

Vocabulary Terms, cont’d… Judicious – Fair, equitable Knap – To hit, strike Knave – A young boy, a servant Land – Yard Lapsed – Shocked, overcome Mad – Crazy, wild Mate – To confuse; to match Note – Bill, list; to take note of O’er-rauhot, O’er wroght – Overcome Ought – Privy to, promised Painful – Difficult, hard to do Pall – To wrap up Particoat – To cover in colorful fabric Perpend – To think of, consider Quaint – Beautiful, ornate Quake – To shake, tremble Quicken – To bring to life, bring to one’s senses Rapture – A fit, ecstasy Retire- To go to bed, to retreat Ravin – Likely to destroy; hunger Respect – Forethought, consideration Shrift – To admit Simular – Counterfeit Still – Always, forever Subscription – Acquiescence, obedience Take – To overtake; to enthrall Tax – Blame, censure Testy – Worrisome Trigon – A triangle Undergo – To take on Unpregnant – Idiotic, inane Vile – Disgusting, hateful Vindicative – Vengeful Wall-eyed – Wide-eyed, angry, surprised Want – To lack YARE – Prepared, ready Young– Recent Zany – Idiotic, clownish

In groups of two… (No more, no less) Write a one-page script in the language of Shakespeare. At the very least, try for at least two (2) vocabulary terms per line. Your script needs to be between two (2) individuals… Because of the content of TOTS, consider writing a conversation between a man and a woman… Some story ideas to think about: Two individuals who are on a date An individual who is attempting to ask another out on a date Two friends who are contemplating going to a dance… maybe with eachother…? The outcome of the situation is entirely up to you!!!