Common Shakespearian Words
Word
Definition
anon
Right now! Or
“I come right away”
Word
art
dost /
doth
fain
“does” or
“do”
“gladly”
ere
hark
“listen”
“Hark! The herald angels sing”
“Hurry”
as in “Hie! Hide! They come”
“has”
as in “He hath married Desdemona”
‘pay attention to’
“Mark my words, he is doomed”
“please”
A polite way of asking for something
A term of address, used for inferiors.
hence
“you”
“Thou art a villain”
“where”
“From whence you came?”
thy
hie
hath
mark
pray /
prithee
sirrah
thou
whence
Common Shakespearian Words
Word
Definition
anon
Right now! Or
“I come right away”
fie
Hither
ho
marry
saucy
thee
wherefore
Word
art
dost /
doth
fain
“does” or
“do”
“gladly”
ere
hark
“listen”
“Hark! The herald angels sing”
“Hurry”
as in “Hie! Hide! They come”
“has”
as in “He hath married Desdemona”
‘pay attention to’
“Mark my words, he is doomed”
“please”
A polite way of asking for something
A term of address, used for inferiors.
hence
“you”
“Thou art a villain”
“where”
“From whence you came?”
thy
hie
hath
mark
pray /
prithee
sirrah
thou
whence
fie
Hither
ho
marry
saucy
thee
wherefore
Definition
Either “are” or
It means ‘a skill’
“Thou art almost dead, no doctor’s art can
save you now”
‘before’
“ere darkness falls, I must leave”
An exclamation of disgust
“Fie! Are you mad?”
‘away’
“get thee hence”
“here”
“Come hither, young man”
The rough equivalent of ‘hey’
‘Indeed’
‘marry, he loves her’
‘cheeky’
“Come hence, though saucy knave”
‘you’
“When shall I see thee next?’
“your”
“Take thy horse and flee”
“for what reason”
“Wherefore dost thou leave?”
Definition
Either “are” or
It means ‘a skill’
“Thou art almost dead, no doctor’s art can
save you now”
‘before’
“ere darkness falls, I must leave”
An exclamation of disgust
“Fie! Are you mad?”
‘away’
“get thee hence”
“here”
“Come hither, young man”
The rough equivalent of ‘hey’
‘Indeed’
‘marry, he loves her’
‘cheeky’
“Come hence, though saucy knave”
‘you’
“When shall I see thee next?’
“your”
“Take thy horse and flee”
“for what reason”
“Wherefore dost thou leave?”