Vocabulary Terms in context anon right now OR I come right away Anon good nurse Speak art are OR skill Thou art dead no physicians art can save you ID: 623471
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The Language of ShakespeareSlide2
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]
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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?”]Slide4
Vocabulary Terms, cont’d…
Abhor
– To reject, disdain
Absolute – Without flaw, perfectAddiction – Tendency, pronenessBalk – To hesitate, chop; to disputeBrave – HandsomeCharacter – Letter, wordCoil – Distress, troubleCouch – To go to sleepCunning – Clever, sharpDelation – AccusationDeserving – 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 untangleSlide5
Vocabulary Terms, cont’d…
Judicious
– Fair, equitable
Knap – To hit, strikeKnave – A young boy, a servantLand – YardLapsed – Shocked, overcomeMad – Crazy, wildMate – To confuse; to matchNote – Bill, list; to take note ofO’er-rauhot, O’er wroght – OvercomeOught – Privy to, promisedPainful – Difficult, hard to doPall – 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, clownishSlide6
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 dateAn individual who is attempting to ask another out on a dateTwo friends who are contemplating going to a dance… maybe with eachother…?The outcome of the situation is entirely up to you!!!