SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE Decoding its meaning

Believe it or not, the placement of subject/verb/object DOES count! THE DOG BIT THE BOY! THE DOG BIT THE BOY!  THE BOY BIT THE DOG!

Hear you nothing that I say?” Do you hear nothing that I say? “Help you I can, yes!” Yes, I can help you. “Stay and help you I will” I will stay and help you.

SHAKESPEARE’S TECHNIQUES VERB BEFORE SUBJECT OBJECT BEFORE SUBJECT AND VERB INSERTING EXTRA PHRASES BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB OMMITING WORDS

W hy do poets mess with placement? RHYTHM RHYTHM TO EMPHASIZE CERTAIN WORDS TO REVEAL CHARACTER

VERB BEFORE SUBJECT Shakespearean Language : “ In the instant came/the fiery Tybalt.” Translation: The fiery Tybalt came in an instant. “At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s sups the fair Rosaline.” Rosaline sups at Capulet’s feast HE GOES  GOES HE.

OBJECT BEFORE SUBJECT AND VERB Shakespearean Language : “ ME THEY SHALL HIT.” Translation: THEY SHALL HIT ME. “ OF HONORABLE RECKONING ARE YOU BOTH.” YOU ARE BOTH OF HONORABLE RECKONING. I HIT HIM HIT I HIM.

INSERTING EXTRA PHRASES BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB Shakespearean Language : “ AND SHE WAS WEANED (I NEVER SHALL FORGET IT) /OF ALL THE DAY OF THE YEAR, UPON THAT DAY.” Translation: AND SHE WAS WEANED UPON THAT DAY. “ THREE CIVIL BRAWLS BRED OF AN AIRY WORD BY THEE OLD CAPULET AND MONTAGUE, HAVE THRICE DISTURBED THE QUIET OF OUR STREET.” THREE CIVIL BRAWLS HAVE DISTURBED OUR STREETS.

OMMITING WORDS MISSING “WERE YOU BY?” FILL IN THE BLANKS… WERE YOU NEARBY? HEARD FROM HIM YET?

COMMON WORDS Shakespearean Language : AN AN Translation: IF MARRY INDEED COUSIN KINSMAN STILL ALWAYS