Today, we finished our introductory discussion of Shakespeare. We specifically examined the language. In order to get you guys to "see" how the language has evolved, I located some work by others in which they took modern lyrics and rewrote them in archaic (Old English) language. You were then given a worksheet on these to complete for Tuesday (if you were not here, it is in your portfolio and is due on Wednesday).
I also gave you a lilst of words that you have to be able to know the modern meanings of for a quiz you will have on Tuesday. I have pasted the list below so you can stay caught up.
'gainst means against
thou means you
ne'er means never
'gins means begins
sooth means truth
thy means your
thee means him/her
whence means where
hast means has
quoth means said
o' means of
i' means in
doth means does
is't means is it
o'er means over
hath means have
thine means belonging to
'twere means it were
'tis means it is
afeard means afraid
durst means dared
ere means before
suit means request
soft means quiet/wait
tarry means wait
a' means he
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