Shakespeare Vocab

a play on words, especially those that sound alike, but have different meanings

• euphemism

• pun

• aside

• foil

• epilogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

a solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly to another character or to an audience

• monologue

• soliloquy

• chorus

• sonnet

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

zounds

• a type of medieval weapon

• a term for a foul smell

• God's wounds; exclamation expressing frustration and pain

• a small, furry animal native to England

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

haply

• by chance

• to regard as being caused by something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to waste away, become weak 

• discourse

• enmity

• feign

• languish 

pretend 

• discourse

• enmity

• feign

• languish 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

• Soon

• Never

• Always

• Yesterday

In Shakespeare's works, what is the meaning of 'wherefore'?

• Where

• Why

• When

• Who

What is the meaning of 'thou' in Shakespearean English?

• You

• They

• We

• He

In Shakespearean vocabulary, what does 'hark' mean?

• Listen

• Speak

• Run

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