Beseech beg Of late - recently – Beshrew curse Oft often – – Betimes soon, early Pate head – – Canst cannot Prithee please – – Choler anger, rage Quoth spoke, said – – Didst didn’t Sirrah sir – – Draw - Soft wait a minute; hush! – Doth does Sooth - truth – Durst - dared Thee you (direct object of verb) – Ere before Thine yours – – E’en even Thither - there – Exeunt all actors leave stage Thou you (subject) – – Exit one actor leaves stage Thrice times – – Fain gladly Thy your – – Forsooth - it is ‘Tis – Forsworn swear not to do something Twain - two – Hark - listen Vanished - gone Hadst hadn’t Visage face – – Hath/Hast has, have Were would be – – at thee” that!” What ho! What the heck! “Have – “Take – Hence from here Whence from where? – – Hie - hurry Wherefore why? – Hither here Whither where? – – Issue - offspring Withal with, with this – I warrant I’ll bet Within inside – – Like - likely Without - outside List listen Would - wish – Loathe - unwilling Wouldst would – Marry By the Virgin Mary! – Maw stomach – Methinks I think – Interpreting Shakespeare’s Language Decode the following message using the language key. Alas, an thou canst learneth these words, thou hast nay brains in thy pate! Aye, enough to ‘tis maketh thy teacher’s visage in choler, sirrah. Wherefore art thou waiting? The bell will ringeth ere thou hast begun! How would you say the following sentences in modern English? Use the language key page for help. Also, remember that the worked order may be inverted. Put the words in the order we would say them today. 1. Wherefore didst thou not hear that noise?
Beseech – beg Beshrew – curse Betimes – soon, early Canst – cannot Choler – anger, rage Didst – didn’t Draw - Doth – does Durst - dared Ere – before E’en – even Exeunt – all actors leave stage Exit – one actor leaves stage Fain – gladly Forsooth - Forsworn – swear not to do something Hark - listen Hadst – hadn’t Hath/Hast – has, have “Have at thee” – “Take that!” Hence – from here Hie - hurry Hither – here Issue - offspring I warrant – I’ll bet Like - likely List – listen Loathe - unwilling Marry – By the Virgin Mary! Maw – stomach Methinks – I think Of late - recently Oft – often Pate – head Prithee – please Quoth – spoke, said Sirrah – sir Soft – wait a minute; hush! Sooth - truth Thee – you (direct object of verb) Thine – yours Thither - there Thou – you (subject) Thrice – times Thy – your ‘Tis – it is Twain - two Vanished - gone Visage – face Were – would be What ho! – What the heck! Whence – from where? Wherefore – why? Whither – where? Withal – with, with this Within – inside Without - outside Would - wish Wouldst – would Interpreting Shakespeare’s Language Decode the following message using the language key. Alas, an thou canst learneth these words, thou hast nay brains in thy pate! Aye, ‘tis enough to maketh thy teacher’s visage in choler, sirrah. Wherefore art thou waiting? The bell will ringeth ere thou hast begun! How would you say the following sentences in modern English? Use the language key page for help. Also, remember that the worked order may be inverted. Put the words in the order we would say them today. Wherefore didst thou not hear that noise? 1.
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