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Shakespeare vocab.

Terms

undefined, object
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alarum
a trumpet “call to arms”
anon
immediately, soon, right away
avaunt
Be gone!
betimes
early, soon
e’en
even
ere
before
fain
glad, ready, eager; eagerly
hence
depart, go away; away, from this place, as in “Get thee hence.”
hie
hurry
hither
here; to or toward this place
Marry
an interjection meaning “right” or “to be sure”; an exclamation of surprise or anger; an intensifier
mettle
spirit or ability
o'er
over
sirrah
term of address to a social inferior, often contemptuous, to a man. Kind of an ironic “sir.”
Thane
Scottish title
thou
you (subject)
thy
your
thence
there, from that place.
thine
yours
thither
there; to or toward that place, as in “I will thither.”
whence
where; from what place, as in “Whence comes thou?”
wherefore
why, for what reason or purpose
whither
where; to what place, as in “Wither goest thou?”
withal
in addition, as well, at the same time, besides
thee
you (object)

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