In your packet, for each word, record their location in the play. Based on the sentences I’ve given you, craft a definition for each.Nuptial: Act I, Sc. i., 1

On the eve of our nuptial, my fiancé and I attended a rehearsal dinner.

Idolatry: Act I, Sc. i., 111I love chocolate so much that it is almost idolatry.

Woo: Act I, Sc. i., 17In an effort to woo shoppers, the store offered a “buy-

one get-one” sale.Vexation Act I, Sc. i., 23

My little brother is a constant vexation; he follows me everywhere I go.

Abbreviations: Act1:1:23= act 1, scene 1, line 23

Do Now 4/18: Vocabulary

Sovereignty: Act I, Sc. i., 84Libyan protestors have declared that the people shall have

sovereignty over the country.Folly: Act I, Sc. i., 205

It was folly to believe that we could ever get away with speeding past a cop.

I did amend things with my mother after our fight so I don’t think she’s still mad at me.

I have great hopes for my progeny and secretly I hope my son goes to college but I cannot force this.

A girl’s chastity involves modest behavior; abstain from sex until you are married.

Our dress code requires girls to be modest: cover everything of importance up!

Vocabulary Continued: write a definition for each word based on the sentence given to you.

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Shakespeare’s English

A Brief History of EnglishOld English: 543-1066 AD

• The Vikings move in

Middle English: 1066-1470• The French move in• “Whan that Aprill, with his shoures

sooteThe droghte of March hath perced to the roote”http://www.vmi.edu/fswebs.aspx?tid=34099&id=43281

Early Modern English: 1470-1650

• The Printing Press comes to England• “Love looks not with the eyes, but

with the mind. And therefore is winged cupid painted blind.”

• Nu scilun herga hefenricæs uard metudæs mehti and his modgithanc”

• http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/stella/readings/recordings/Old%20English/beowulf.wav

A Brief History of English

Modern English: 1650-Present• England moves everywhere else.

A Brief History of English In Shakespeare’s day:

NO dictionaries NO grammar books

Shakespeare was a poet: He had to change things to fit his structure He invented many words to effectively describe things

Ex. Eyeball, moonbeam, skim milk

Elizabethans loved the sound of their language It was meant to be heard and performed Word play, or puns, were used frequently

The three main differences between Shakespeare’s language and ours are: His pronouns His verb endings The way he orders his words

The three main differences between Shakespeare’s language and ours are:

His pronouns

His verb endings

The way he orders his words

Pronouns

• Shakespeare uses the pronouns “Thee” and “Thou”

• We just say “You”

Thou-subject: “Thou art my brother.”

Thee-Object: “Come, let me clutch thee.”

Thy-Possessive Adjective: ”What is thy name?”

Thine- Possessive Noun: “To thine own self be true.”

Singular Pronouns Plural Pronouns

1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd

Subject I Thou He/she/it We Ye They

Object Me Thee Him/her/it Us You Them

Possessive Adj.

My/mine

Thy/thine

His/her/its Our Your Their

Possessive Noun

Mine Thine His/hers/its

Ours Yours Theirs

Notice the 2nd Person pronouns. In Modern English, we use the pronoun “YOU.”

Pronouns

Pronouns

Modern English

You Your/s We

Shakespeare’s English

Thee Thy Ye

Thou Thine

Verb Endings

• Shakespeare had to use special verb endings to identify that word as a verb.

• Ex. Is the word “love” a noun or a verb? • We know based on clues in the sentence

around the word.

Verb EndingsWith the pronoun “Thou,” add the verb ending:

-est, -t, or –st Ex. Thou canst not text in class. Ex. Thou lovest the summer sun.

With the pronouns “He/She/It” add the verb ending:-th instead of –s Ex. She giveth me some money.Some verbs you might see in Shakespeare:

Today You Are Have Will Can Shall Do

Early Mod.English

ThouArt Hast Wilt Canst Shalt Dost

Wast Hadst Wouldst

Couldst

Shouldst

didst

Modern English usually has a strict word order:Subject, Verb, ObjectEx. “I ate the sandwich.”

But Shakespeare and Yoda often mess this up:Ex. “When 900 years old you reach, look as good

you will not.”

Word Order

In the sentence “I ate the sandwich,” identify the parts of speech:Subject:Verb:

For us word order changes meaning:Ex. The sandwich ate I.

To put these sentences back in order:Place the subject before the verb.

Word Order