Shakespeare Vocab

a play on words, especially those that sound alike, but have different meanings

• euphemism

• pun

• aside

• foil

• epilogue

a solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly to another character or to an audience

• monologue

• soliloquy

• chorus

• sonnet

• tragedy

zounds

• a type of medieval weapon

• a term for a foul smell

• God's wounds; exclamation expressing frustration and pain

• a small, furry animal native to England

haply

• by chance

• to regard as being caused by something

to waste away, become weak 

• discourse

• enmity

• feign

• languish 

pretend 

• discourse

• enmity

• feign

• languish 

What does the word 'anon' mean in Shakespearean vocabulary?

• Soon

• Never

• Always

• Yesterday

In Shakespeare's works, what is the meaning of 'wherefore'?

• Where

• Why

• When

• Who

What is the meaning of 'thou' in Shakespearean English?

• You

• They

• We

• He

In Shakespearean vocabulary, what does 'hark' mean?

• Listen

• Speak

• Run

• Hide