Common Shakespearean terms - and then some...
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anon | "right now" or "right away" ("Anon good nurse! Speak!") |
| art | are; skill ("Thou art dead; no physician's art can save you.") |
| dost/doth | does or do ("Dost thou know the time?") |
| ere | before ("We must leave ere daybreak.") |
| fain | gladly ("I fain would bake Mr. Lynch cookies if I could get an A.") |
| fie | an explanation 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 dost the sun arise.") |
| hath | has ("He hath killed many a man." OR "He hath a horse.") |
| ho | hey (rough equivalent) ("Help! Ho! They murder Caesar!" - from Calphurnia's dream in Julius Caesar.) |
| mark | pay attention to ("Mark my words, and beware the Ides of March.") |
| marry | indeed ("He says I should respond quickly; marry - I want to!") |
| pray/prithee | a polite way of asking something ("I pray, how many weeks to Lammastide?" OR "I prithee answer the question." |
| saucy | cheeky; sassy; fresh ("Hence, thou saucy boy!" OR "Thou art a saucy wench!") |
| sirrah | a term of address used for inferiors; a servant ("Sirrah, bring the letter over here!") |
| thee | you (object) ("When will I see thee next?") |
| thou | you (subject) ("Thou art a villain.") |
| thy | you (possessive) ("Channerin worms art thy chambermaids...") |
| thine | you (possessive) ("A curse on thee and thine!") |
| whence | from where ("Whence came that news?" OR "Return to whence thy came.") |
| wherefore | why ("Wherefore dost thou leave?" OR "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?") |
| nonconformist | someone who follows his own path; individualist |
| The Grecian | a London coffeehouse |
| calamity | a disaster |
| spendthrift | one who spends his money unwisely |
| cavalier | name given to a supporter of King Charles I |
| sixpence | six cents - half a shilling |
| Burlesque | a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor |
| inveigle | to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery, sometimes as a bribe |
| mutton | meat from a mature domestic sheep |
| satirize | Make fun of; being satirical |
| melancholy | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness |
| abroad | to or in a foreign country |
| ingot | precious metal |
| gamester | gambler |
| farthing | a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny |
| preacher | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel |
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