Shakespeare Vocabulary

A character is revealing their feelings, plans, or thoughts to the audience but other characters on stage do not hear them.

This is called...

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Aside

• Soliloquy

A character is giving a long speech.

This is called...

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Monologue

• Dialogue

quarrel means

• verbal conflict between antagonists

• to show an act of kindness

• revenge

• the quality of being formal or serious

Translate this sentence to modern English:

"Where hast thou been, sister?"

What does doth mean?

• take off

• does

• doesn't

• should

Thou art

• Though art

• You are

• Though are

• They are

Thine

• You

• Your

• Theirs

• Yours

What does 'ye' mean in 'Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?

• You

• Yes

• They

What does the word 'anon' mean in Shakespearean vocabulary?

• Soon

• Never

• Always

• Yesterday

In Shakespeare's works, what does the term 'hark' mean?

• Listen

• Speak

• Run

• Hide