Shakespeare's Language

Shakespeare's Language= Thy

• His

• Your

• Their

• Hers

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Thee

• Her

• I

• We

• You

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Shakespeare's Language= Doth

• Does

• Have

• Need

• Did

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Shakespeare's Language= O'er

• Door

• Often

• Here

• Over

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What language did Shakespeare primarily write in?

• French

• Spanish

• Latin

• English

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What type of language did Shakespeare use?

• Old English

• Modern English

• Latin

• Early Modern English

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The two most basic facts about the language of Shakespeare's plays is that... (choose all that apply)

• it is virtually all dialogue

• it is very descriptive, just like John Steinbeck

• most of it is poetry

• figurative language is frequently used, just as in House on Mango Street

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

And, constant stars, in them I read such art

As truth and beauty shall together thrive

• Shakespeare

• Taylor Swift

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The style of English in which Shakespeare wrote was known as (Two Responses Required)

• Shakespearean English

• Middle English

• Early English

• Elizabethan English

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How many unique words or phrases did Shakespeare add to the English language?

• more than 1500

• more than 500

• dozens

• more than 100

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9