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Shakespearean Language Research & Quotes
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
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Shakespeare-an
The English language has changed a great deal over the last few hundred years, and it is still changing. Several words in use during Shakespeare’s day either have different meanings today or have been nearly forgotten.
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Shakespearean Words Examples
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anon
right now “I come right away”
“Anon, good nurse! Speak!”
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art
are or skill
“Thou art dead; no physician’s art can save you.”
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dost or doth does or do
“Dost thou know the time?�
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ere before
“We must leave ere daybreak.”
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fain gladly
“I fain would bake Mr. Love cookies if I could get an A.�
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fie
an exclamation of dismay or disgust
“You cheated? Fie upon it!” “Fie! Are you mad?”
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hark listen
“Hark to the owl” “Hark! The herald angels sing!”
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hence away
“Get thee hence, beggar!” “We must hence before the army arrives.”
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hie hurry
“Hie thee hence, or lose your life!”
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thither here
“Look to the east—thither doth the sun arise.”
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marry indeed
He says I should respond quickly; marry, I want to.�
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pray or prithee a polite way of asking something
“I prithee answer the question.�
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saucy
cheeky; sassy
“Hence, thou saucy boy!”
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thee you
“When will I see thee next?”
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thy your
“Thy name is more hateful than thy face.”
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whence from where
Whence came that news?” “Return to whence you came.”
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wherefore why
Wherefore dost thou leave?” “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
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Shakespearean Quotes Examples
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare
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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
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Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.
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Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
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Listen to many, speak to a few.
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Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
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Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.
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No legacy is so rich as honesty.
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Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.
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We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
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Boldness be my friend.
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Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
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What’s done can’t be undone.
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the golden age is before us, not behind us.
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Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
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To be, or not to be, that is the question.
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If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
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Nothing can come of nothing.
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My pride fell with my fortunes.
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O, had I but followed the arts.
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It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.
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It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.
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