Elizabethan English
Translate the following and use it correctly in a sentence – 'tis
'Tis = it is
'Tis my birthday.
What does hither mean?
Hither = here
What does good riddance mean?
Good riddance = thank god.
Said to express relief at being free of something/someone who is troublesome or annoying.
What country did Shakespeare live in?
England
Where wilt thou go?
Where will you go?
Translate the following and use it correctly in a sentence – art
What does swagger mean?
Swagger = arrogance, confidence
PUCK: What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here,
So near the cradle of the fairy queen?
What does heart on my/your sleeve mean?
Heart on my sleeve = being open and vulnerable
"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at.”
What are Shakespeare's poems called?
Sonnets
Thy words trouble my heart.
Your words worry/bother me.
Translate the following and use it correctly in a sentence – thou
Thou = you
Thou art kind.
What does assassination mean?
The act of killing an important person.
What does fight fire with fire mean?
Fight fire with fire = fight back, bully the bully, "match their energy"
Where did Shakespeare perform his plays?
I hold thee in high honor.
I respect you.
Translate the following and use it correctly in a sentence – t'
t' = to
Thou went t' the store.
What does hurlyburly mean?
What does double, double, toil and trouble mean?
Double, double, toil and trouble = a witch's spell over a potion/cauldron
What ruler did Shakespeare write Romeo & Juliet under?
HINT: Think of the language Shakespeare writes with...
Queen Elizabeth I
He has not so much brain as ear-wax.
He is stupid/useless.
Translate the following and use it correctly in a sentence – wherefore
Wherefore = why
Wherefore art thou so mean?
What does corporal mean?
Corporal = something real or solid
MACBETH: "Into the air, and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind."
What does screw your courage to the sticking place mean?
Screw your courage to the sticking place = be brave/courageous
What ruler did Shakespeare write Macbeth under?
HINT: Something this ruler was scared of is in the play...
King Henry I
Thy tongue outvenoms all the worms of Nile.
You're mean.