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Common Shakespearean Terms

anonright now, OR I come right away. Anon, good nurse! Speak!


artare, OR skillThou art dead; no physicians art can save you..
dost or dothdoes or doDost thou know the time?
erebeforeWe must leave ere daybreak.
faingladlyI fain would bake Mr. Love cookies if I could get an A.
fiean exclamation of dismay or disgustYou cheated? Fie upon it! OR Fie! Are you mad?
harklisten. Hark to the owl, OR Hark! The herald angels sing!
henceaway..Get thee hence, beggar! OR We must hence before the army arrives.
hiehurryHie thee hence, or lose your life!
hitherhere..Come hither, young lad.
thitherthereThither hath he ridden with the news.
hathhas He hath killed many a man. OR He hath a horse.
hohey (roughly equivalent). Lucius, ho! [Brutus calling his servant]
markpay attention to.. Mark my words.
marryindeedHe says I should respond quickly; marry, I want to.
pray/pritheea polite way of asking somethingI prithee answer the question.
saucycheeky; sassyHence, thou saucy boy!
sirraha term of address used for inferiorsSirrah, bring the letter over here.
theeyouWhen will I see thee next?
thouyouThou art a villain.
thyyourThy name is more hateful than thy face.
whencefrom where.. Whence came that news? OR Return to whence you came.
whereforewhyWherefore dost thou leave? OR Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou
Romeo? [As in, why cant you be someone else, whom my family doesnt hate?]

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