Romeo and Juliet Archaic Vocabulary

Cousin

• any relative or close friend

• a type of fruit

• a family pet

• a distant acquaintance

Wherefore

• how

• when

• why

• where

Bootless

• without result, useless

• extremely useful

• partially effective

• highly productive

Doth

• does

• do

• did

• doing

Quoth

• said

• asked

• told

• spoke

Thine

• yours

• mine

• his

• theirs

Sith

• and

• since

• but

• because

Hap

• maybe

• perhaps

• certainly

• definitely

Ye

• you (singular)

• you (plural)

• they

• we

Thee

• you (when you are the object of the sentence)

• a formal way to address someone

• a type of tree

• a musical instrument