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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.iii.93	Sure, they are bastards to the English; the French ne'er	sure they are bastards to the English, the French nere
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.iii.259	Faith, sir, has led the drum before the English	Faith sir, ha's led the drumme before the English
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.v.37	Faith, sir, 'a has an English name; but his	Faith sir a has an English maine, but his
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.356.1	Enter Fortinbras, with the Ambassadors and with his	Enter Fortinbras and English Ambassador, with
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.i.22	Forthwith a power of English shall we levy,	Forthwith a power of English shall we leuie,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 II.iv.23	underskinker, one that never spake other English in his	vnder Skinker, one that neuer spake other English in his
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.i.116	I can speak English, lord, as well as you,	I can speake English, Lord, as well as you:
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.i.117	For I was trained up in the English court,	For I was trayn'd vp in the English Court;
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.i.119	Many an English ditty lovely well,	Many an English Dittie, louely well,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.i.187	My wife can speak no English, I no Welsh.	My Wife can speake no English, I no Welsh.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.ii.165	That Douglas and the English rebels met	That Dowglas and the English Rebels met
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.ii.216	ever – but it was alway yet the trick of our English	euer.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.iv.98	With a great power of English and of Scots	With a great Power of English, and of Scots,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.38	So many English kings. Thy due from me	So many English Kings. Thy due, from me,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.122	And to the English court assemble now,	And to the English Court, assemble now
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 V.ii.47	This is the English, not the Turkish court;	This is the English, not the Turkish Court:
Henry V	H5 I.ii.111	O noble English, that could entertain	O Noble English, that could entertaine
Henry V	H5 II.chorus.7	With winged heels, as English Mercuries.	With winged heeles, as English Mercuries.
Henry V	H5 II.chorus.15	Seek to divert the English purposes.	Seeke to diuert the English purposes.
Henry V	H5 II.ii.85	These English monsters! My Lord of Cambridge here –	These English monsters: My Lord of Cambridge heere,
Henry V	H5 II.ii.125	A soul so easy as that Englishman's.’	A soule so easie as that Englishmans.
Henry V	H5 II.iv.1	Thus comes the English with full power upon us,	Thus comes the English with full power vpon vs,
Henry V	H5 II.iv.13	Left by the fatal and neglected English	Left by the fatall and neglected English,
Henry V	H5 II.iv.72	Take up the English short, and let them know	Take vp the English short, and let them know
Henry V	H5 III.i.2	Or close the wall up with our English dead!	Or close the Wall vp with our English dead:
Henry V	H5 III.i.17	To his full height! On, on, you noblest English,	To his full height. On, on, you Noblish English,
Henry V	H5 III.v.30	Their bodies to the lust of English youth,	Their bodyes to the Lust of English Youth,
Henry V	H5 III.v.32	They bid us to the English dancing-schools,	They bid vs to the English Dancing-Schooles,
Henry V	H5 III.vi.1	Enter Captains, English and Welsh (Gower and Fluellen)	Enter Captaines, English and Welch, Gower and Fluellen.
Henry V	H5 III.vi.147	I thought upon one pair of English legs	I thought, vpon one payre of English Legges
Henry V	H5 III.vii.78	my way shall be paved with English faces.	my way shall be paued with English Faces.
Henry V	H5 III.vii.81	would fain be about the ears of the English.	would faine be about the eares of the English.
Henry V	H5 III.vii.88	He longs to eat the English.	He longs to eate the English.
Henry V	H5 III.vii.122	My Lord High Constable, the English lie	My Lord high Constable, the English lye
Henry V	H5 III.vii.132	If the English had any apprehension, they	If the English had any apprehension, they
Henry V	H5 III.vii.148	Ay, but these English are shrewdly out of beef.	I, but these English are shrowdly out of Beefe.
Henry V	H5 III.vii.153	We shall have each a hundred Englishmen.	Wee shall haue each a hundred English men.
Henry V	H5 IV.chorus.19	Do the low-rated English play at dice,	Doe the low-rated English play at Dice;
Henry V	H5 IV.chorus.22	So tediously away. The poor condemned English,	So tediously away. The poore condemned English,
Henry V	H5 IV.i.216	Be friends, you English fools, be friends! We have	Be friends you English fooles, be friends, wee haue
Henry V	H5 IV.i.220	their shoulders; but it is no English treason to cut	their shoulders: but it is no English Treason to cut
Henry V	H5 IV.ii.8	That their hot blood may spin in English eyes	That their hot blood may spin in English eyes,
Henry V	H5 IV.ii.12	The English are embattled, you French peers.	The English are embattail'd, you French Peeres.
Henry V	H5 IV.iii.104	Mark then abounding valour in our English,	Marke then abounding valour in our English:
Henry V	H5 IV.v.20	To smother up the English in our throngs,	To smother vp the English in our throngs,
Henry V	H5 IV.vii.121	An Englishman?	An Englishman?
Henry V	H5 IV.viii.72	Enter an English Herald	Enter Herauld.
Henry V	H5 IV.viii.101	Where is the number of our English dead?	Where is the number of our English dead?
Henry V	H5 V.chorus.9	Athwart the sea. Behold, the English beach	Athwart the Sea: Behold the English beach
Henry V	H5 V.i.72	because he could not speak English in the native garb,	because he could not speake English in the natiue garb,
Henry V	H5 V.i.73	he could not therefore handle an English cudgel. You	he could not therefore handle an English Cudgell: you
Henry V	H5 V.i.75	teach you a good English condition. Fare ye well.	teach you a good English condition, fare ye well.
Henry V	H5 V.ii.11	So are you, Princes English, every one.	So are you Princes (English) euery one.
Henry V	H5 V.ii.22	You English Princes all, I do salute you.	You English Princes all, I doe salute you.
Henry V	H5 V.ii.106	it brokenly with your English tongue. Do you like me,	it brokenly with your English Tongue. Doe you like me,
Henry V	H5 V.ii.121	The Princess is the better Englishwoman.	The Princesse is the better English-woman:
Henry V	H5 V.ii.123	am glad thou canst speak no better English; for, if thou	am glad thou canst speake no better English, for if thou
Henry V	H5 V.ii.191	thou understand thus much English – canst thou love	thou vnderstand thus much English? Canst thou loue
Henry V	H5 V.ii.206	English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the	English, that shall goe to Constantinople, and take the
Henry V	H5 V.ii.212	for your French part of such a boy, and for my English	for your French part of such a Boy; and for my English
Henry V	H5 V.ii.219	honour, in true English, I love thee, Kate: by which	Honor in true English, I loue thee Kate; by which
Henry V	H5 V.ii.241	music – for thy voice is music, and thy English broken;	Musick; for thy Voyce is Musick, and thy English broken:
Henry V	H5 V.ii.243	me in broken English – wilt thou have me?	me in broken English; wilt thou haue me?
Henry V	H5 V.ii.277.2	English and French Lords	the English Lords.
Henry V	H5 V.ii.278	teach you our Princess English?	teach you our Princesse English?
Henry V	H5 V.ii.280	perfectly I love her, and that is good English.	perfectly I loue her, and that is good English.
Henry V	H5 V.ii.359	That English may as French, French Englishmen,	That English may as French, French Englishmen,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.i.78	Awake, awake, English nobility!	Awake, awake, English Nobilitie,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.i.90	France is revolted from the English quite,	France is reuolted from the English quite,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.i.158	The English army is grown weak and faint;	The English Army is growne weake and faint:
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.3	Late did he shine upon the English side;	Late did he shine vpon the English side:
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.7	Otherwhiles the famished English, like pale ghosts,	Otherwhiles, the famisht English, like pale Ghosts,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.22.1	Here alarum. They are beaten back by the English	Here Alarum, they are beaten back by the English,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.54	And drive the English forth the bounds of France.	And driue the English forth the bounds of France:
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.129	Assigned am I to be the English scourge.	Assign'd am I to be the English Scourge.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.136	With Henry's death the English circle ends;	With Henries death, the English Circle ends,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.iv.2	And how the English have the suburbs won.	And how the English haue the Suburbs wonne.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.iv.9	How the English, in the suburbs close intrenched,	How the English, in the Suburbs close entrencht,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.v.1.3	Pucelle, driving Englishmen before her, and exeunt.	Puzel, driuing Englishmen before her.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.v.2	Our English troops retire, I cannot stay them;	Our English Troupes retyre, I cannot stay them,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.v.25	They called us, for our fierceness, English dogs;	They call'd vs, for our fiercenesse, English Dogges,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.vi.2	Rescued is Orleans from the English.	Rescu'd is Orleance from the English.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 II.i.36	Of English Henry, shall this night appear	Of English Henry, shall this night appeare
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 II.i.38.1	The English scale the walls, cry ‘ Saint George!	Cry, S. George,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 II.i.78.1	Alarum. Enter an English Soldier, crying ‘ À Talbot!	Exeunt. Alarum. Enter a Souldier, crying, a Talbot,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.i.66	The special watchmen of our English weal,	The speciall Watch-men of our English Weale,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.ii.60	The English whisper together in counsel	They whisper together in counsell.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.ii.80	And I, as sure as English Henry lives	And I, as sure as English Henry liues,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.ii.115.2	the English soldiers
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.iii.31.1	Here sound an English march	Here sound an English March.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.iii.32	And all the troops of English after him.	And all the Troupes of English after him.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.iii.66	Who then but English Henry will be lord,	Who then, but English Henry, will be Lord,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.ii.3	English John Talbot, captains, calls you forth,	English Iohn Talbot (Captaines) call you forth,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.ii.30	Upon no Christian soul but English Talbot.	Vpon no Christian soule but English Talbot:
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.ii.48	If we be English deer, be then in blood;	If we be English Deere, be then in blood,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.iii.17	Thou princely leader of our English strength,	Thou Princely Leader of our English strength,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.vii.55	We English warriors wot not what it means.	We English Warriours wot not what it meanes.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 V.ii.11	The English army, that divided was	The English Army that diuided was
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 I.i.150	And heir apparent to the English crown.	And heyre apparant to the English Crowne:
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 I.iii.182	Was rightful heir unto the English crown,	Was rightfull Heire vnto the English Crowne,
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 II.ii.5	Which is infallible, to the English crown.	Which is infallible, to Englands Crowne.
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.i.284	And put the Englishmen unto the sword.	And put the Englishmen vnto the Sword.
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.i.311	And temper clay with blood of Englishmen;	And temper Clay with blood of Englishmen.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 I.i.49	Resolve thee, Richard; claim the English crown.	Resolue thee Richard, clayme the English Crowne.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 I.iv.123	Yet not so wealthy as an English yeoman.	Yet not so wealthie as an English Yeoman.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 II.ii.139	Iron of Naples hid with English gilt,	Iron of Naples, hid with English gilt,
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 III.ii.179	Torment myself to catch the English crown;	Torment my selfe, to catch the English Crowne:
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 III.iii.139	That Bona shall be wife to the English king.	That Bona shall be Wife to the English King.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 III.iii.140	To Edward, but not to the English king.	To Edward, but not to the English King.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 III.iii.216	My quarrel and this English Queen's are one.	My quarrel, and this English Queens, are one.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.iii.50	But Henry now shall wear the English crown,	But Henry now shall weare the English Crowne,
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.iv.24	King Edward's fruit, true heir to th' English crown.	King Edwards Fruite, true heyre to th' English Crowne.
Henry VIII	H8 I.i.20	Shone down the English; and tomorrow they	Shone downe the English; and to morrow, they
Henry VIII	H8 I.i.146	I say again there is no English soul	I say againe there is no English Soule
Henry VIII	H8 I.iii.5	As far as I see, all the good our English	As farre as I see, all the good our English
Henry VIII	H8 I.iii.22	To think an English courtier may be wise,	To thinke an English Courtier may be wise,
Henry VIII	H8 I.iv.65	Because they speak no English, thus they prayed	Because they speak no English, thus they praid
Henry VIII	H8 III.i.46	Pray, speak in English. Here are some will thank you,	Pray speake in English; heere are some will thanke you,
Henry VIII	H8 III.i.50.1	May be absolved in English.	May be absolu'd in English.
Henry VIII	H8 III.i.84	That any Englishman dare give me counsel,	That any English man dare giue me Councell?
Henry VIII	H8 III.i.143	Would I had never trod this English earth,	Would I had neuer trod this English Earth,
Henry VIII	H8 V.v.14.1	When she has so much English.	When she ha's so much English.
King Edward III	E3 I.i.115	It is not that, nor any English brave,	It is not that nor any English braue,
King Edward III	E3 II.i.23	A ling'ring English siege of peevish love.	A lingring English seege of peeuish loue,
King Edward III	E3 II.ii.83	The choicest buds of all our English blood	The choysest buds of all our English blood,
King Edward III	E3 II.ii.192	Arise, true English lady, whom our isle	A rise true English Ladie, whom our Ile
King Edward III	E3 III.i.106	Touching the challenge that the English make.	Touching the challenge that the English make.
King Edward III	E3 III.i.122	The English fleet may be dispersed and sunk.	The English Fleete may be disperst and sunke,
King Edward III	E3 III.ii.9	And that the English army is arrived.	And that the English Armie is arriued.
King Edward III	E3 III.iii.138	These English fain would spend the time in words,	These English faine would spend the time in wodrs,
King Edward III	E3 III.iii.169	And, English lords, let us resolve the day,	And English Lordes let vs resolue the daie,
King Edward III	E3 IV.iv.70	Of lords, knights, squires, and English gentlemen,	Of Lords, Knights, Esquires and English gentlemen,
King Edward III	E3 IV.iv.74	If not, this day shall drink more English blood	If not, this day shall drinke more English blood,
King Edward III	E3 IV.iv.85	My men as bold, our English arms as strong.	My men as bold, our English armes as strong,
King Edward III	E3 IV.v.50	Of those poor English that are marked to die,	Of those poore English that are markt to die,
King Edward III	E3 IV.v.64	To be the gallows of an English thief.	To be the gallowes of an English theefe.
King Edward III	E3 IV.v.104	Say, Englishman, of what degree thou art.	Say Englishman of what degree thou art.
King Edward III	E3 IV.vi.25	And that our native stones from English arms	and that our natiue stones from English armes
King Edward III	E3 IV.vii.6	Fie, lords, is't not a shame that English boys,	Fie Lords, is it not a shame that English boies,
King Edward III	E3 IV.vii.49	Three thousand marks a year in English land.	Three thousand Marks a yeere in English land.
King Edward III	E3 V.i.236	Here, English lords, we do proclaim a rest,	Here English Lordes we do proclaime a rest
King John	KJ II.i.10	Of thy unnatural uncle, English John.	Of thy vnnaturall Vncle, English Iohn,
King John	KJ II.i.73	Than now the English bottoms have waft o'er	Then now the English bottomes haue waft o're,
King John	KJ II.i.261	Though all these English and their discipline	Though all these English, and their discipline
King John	KJ II.i.303	Much work for tears in many an English mother,	Much worke for teares in many an English mother,
King John	KJ II.i.312	Enter English Herald with trumpeters	Enter English Herald with Trumpet.
King John	KJ II.i.317	There stuck no plume in any English crest	There stucke no plume in any English Crest,
King John	KJ II.i.322	Our lusty English, all with purpled hands,	Our lustie English, all with purpled hands,
King John	KJ II.i.530	Full thirty thousand marks of English coin.	Full thirty thousand Markes of English coyne:
King John	KJ III.iv.175	To train ten thousand English to their side,	To traine ten thousand English to their side;
King John	KJ V.ii.128	The youth says well! Now hear our English King,	The youth saies well. Now heare our English King,
King John	KJ V.ii.145	Thinking his voice an armed Englishman –	Thinking this voyce an armed Englishman.
King John	KJ V.iv.10	Fly, noble English, you are bought and sold.	Fly Noble English, you are bought and sold,
King John	KJ V.iv.42	For that my grandsire was an Englishman,	(For that my Grandsire was an Englishman)
King John	KJ V.v.3	When English measured backward their own ground	When English measure backward their owne ground
King John	KJ V.v.10	The Count Melun is slain. The English lords	The Count Meloone is slaine: The English Lords
King Lear	KL IV.vi.250	Upon the English party. O, untimely	Vpon the English party. Oh vntimely
Macbeth	Mac II.iii.13	English tailor come hither for stealing out of a French	English Taylor come hither, for stealing out of a French
Macbeth	Mac III.vi.26	Lives in the English court, and is received	Liues in the English Court, and is receyu'd
Macbeth	Mac V.ii.1	The English power is near, led on by Malcolm,	The English powre is neere, led on by Malcolm,
Macbeth	Mac V.iii.8	And mingle with the English epicures.	And mingle with the English Epicures,
Macbeth	Mac V.iii.18	The English force, so please you.	The English Force, so please you.
Macbeth	Mac V.iii.56	Would scour these English hence? Hear'st thou of them?	Would scowre these English hence: hear'st yu of them?
Measure for Measure	MM I.ii.33	had as lief be a list of an English kersey as be piled, as	had as liefe be a Lyst of an English Kersey, as be pil'd, as
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.ii.67	that I have a poor pennyworth in the English. He is a	that I haue a poore pennie-worth in the English: hee is a
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.ii.75	borrowed a box of the ear of the Englishman and swore	borrowed a boxe of the eare of the Englishman, and swore
The Merchant of Venice	MV II.viii.29	The French and English, there miscarried	The French and English, there miscaried
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.iii.43	of her behaviour – to be Englished rightly – is ‘ I am	of her behauior (to be english'd rightly) is, I am
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.iii.46	out of honesty into English.	out of honesty, into English.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.iv.5	old abusing of God's patience and the King's English.	old abusing of Gods patience, and the Kings English.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.i.130	English out of his wits.	English out of his wits.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.iii.55	Mockwater, in our English tongue, is valour, bully.	Mock-water, in our English tongue, is Valour (Bully.)
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.iii.57	Englishman. Scurvy jack-dog priest! By gar, me vill cut	Englishman: scuruy-Iack-dog-Priest: by gar, mee vill cut
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW III.i.71	their limbs whole and hack our English.	their limbs whole, and hack our English.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW IV.iii.6	gentlemen. They speak English?	Gentlemen, they speake English?
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.v.133	to woo her in good English.	to woo her in good English.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.v.142	the taunt of one that makes fritters of English? This is	the taunt of one that makes Fritters of English? This is
Othello	Oth II.iii.74	your English.	your English.
Othello	Oth II.iii.75	Is your Englishman so expert in his drinking?	Is your Englishmen so exquisite in his drinking?
Richard II	R2 I.i.66	Where ever Englishman durst set his foot.	Where euer Englishman durst set his foote.
Richard II	R2 I.i.94	That ever was surveyed by English eye,	That euer was suruey'd by English eye,
Richard II	R2 I.iii.67	Lo, as at English feasts, so I regreet	Loe, as at English Feasts, so I regreete
Richard II	R2 I.iii.160	My native English, now I must forgo,	(My natiue English) now I must forgo,
Richard II	R2 I.iii.309	Though banished, yet a trueborn Englishman!	hough banish'd, yet a true-borne Englishman.
Richard II	R2 III.i.20	And sighed my English breath in foreign clouds,	And sigh'd my English breath in forraine Clouds,
Richard II	R2 III.iii.44	Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen;	Rayn'd from the wounds of slaughter'd Englishmen;
Richard II	R2 III.iii.100	Her pastor's grass with faithful English blood.	Her Pastors Grasse with faithfull English Blood.
Richard II	R2 III.iv.88	Besides himself are all the English peers,	Besides himselfe, are all the English Peeres,
Richard II	R2 IV.i.12	That reacheth from the restful English court	That reacheth from the restfull English Court
Richard II	R2 IV.i.137	The blood of English shall manure the ground,	The blood of English shall manure the ground,
Richard III	R3 II.i.71	I do not know that Englishman alive	I do not know that Englishman aliue,
Richard III	R3 IV.iv.115	These English woes shall make me smile in France.	These English woes, shall make me smile in France.

Poems

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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Passionate Pilgrim	PP.15.3	Till looking on an Englishman, the fairest that eye could see,	Till looking on an Englishman, the fairest that eie could see,

Glossary

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Burton	town in the English Midlands, on the River Trent
Crispian, Crispin, Saints	English forms of Crispianus and Crispinus: in Christian tradition, martyrs under Roman emperor Diocletian; feast day 25 October
crown	coin [usually showing a monarch's crown], English value: 5 shilllings
doit	[small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle
Dowland	John Dowland, 16th-c English composer and musician
learn	teach, instruct [not a regional dialect usage as in modern English]
noble	English gold coin, worth one third of a pound
Plantagenet	[pron: plan'tajinit] name of an English royal dynasty, which ruled from the accession of Henry II (1154) to the death of Richard III (1485); from Latin planta genista 'sprig of bloom', worn as a crest by Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, the father of Henry II, from whom the house is also called the Anjou or Angevin dynasty
RIngwood	one of Actaeon's dogs; traditional name of an English hound
royal	kingly; also: to the value of the English coin worth half a pound
Severn	English river flowing south into the Bristol Channel
Spenser	Edmund Spenser, 16th-c English poet
Trent	river flowing south and then north-east in the English Midlands

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Themes and Topics

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Address forms	...istinctive expressions in shakespearean english when used in direct address a few may... ... the house to a page] pucelle to the english [enemies] fine gentleman [often iron...
An	...use of the indefinite article in modern english is a is followed by a consonant an is... ...n b-et s-et w-et y-et shakespearean english shows several cases where the modern ru... ...hat would not be heard today in modern english /h/ is used as a consonant so that we... ...history book however in shakespearean english we do find an also used when the h-word...
Archaisms	... many words used in shakespearean english seem archaic to us today and are somet... ...efix before verbs a remnant of the old english ge- form used chiefly as a past-time ma...
Attention signals	...eraction strategy and in shakespearean english several linguistic devices are used whi... ...ther no longer exist in modern standard english or (as in the case of behold and hark) ...
Body-armour	... helmet r2 i iii 119 [as in modern english] sallet 2h6 iv x 10 small round ... ... buckle tnk iii vi 61 as in modern english but here for linking pieces of armour ...
Clothing	...g are frequently found in shakespearean english and several of the terms are still in ...
Comparison	...s a higher degree present-day standard english allows either an inflected form (bigger... ... many examples in shakespearean english work in the same way but there are sev... ...a number of cases where modern standard english would not use a form of comparison at a... ...of comparison at all but shakespearian english allows it they include some words expr... ...iv 158 occasionally both modern english and shakespearian ... ... and shakespearian english have inflected forms but they are diff...
Cosmos	... shakespearean english involves frequent reference to astrolog...
Cousin	...an use in than we find today in modern english it is primarily used for the relations...
Discourse markers	...owledge what x has just said modern english has changed in many ways from shakespea... ...changed in many ways from shakespearean english in this respect (though several express... ...tions not further speech as in modern english (such as saying take that before a blow...
Elision	... as in modern english words often appear in a reduced or eli... ...noun in colloquial speech as in modern english often the contracted forms are the ... ...ten form that is distinctive in modern english we do not usually write y&rsquo are for...
Exclamations	... shakespearean english has some distinctive ways of expressing... ...6) are still used today as with modern english there are more expressing negative emo...
Farewells	...exts (e g ‘make my farewells’) modern english goodbye is also present in a variety o...
Functional shift	...of the most distinctive features of the english language since the loss of inflectiona... ...word-class conversion in shakespearean english the process is copiously illustrated a... ... its usages are recorded by the oxford english dictionary (oed) and it can safely be ...
Greetings	... the commonest modern english greetings are not found in shakespearea... ...reetings are not found in shakespearean english hello and hi did not enter the languag...
Hence, thence, and whence	...ow rare having been replaced in modern english by ‘where from’ hence is the most comp... ...ult (the latter common in modern formal english) and also entering into the occasio... ... whenceforth) were used in early modern english but are not found in shakespeare ...
Here, there, and where	... kind of word-formation in early modern english was to use the adverbs here there and...
How and how	...y uses are to be found in shakespearean english then as now how was used to express m...
Humours	...ion is also still found in early modern english (humour (n ) 5--6) good health was tho...
Ly	... several adverbs which in modern english would end in -ly appear without the suf... ...ear without the suffix in shakespearean english in most cases adverb forms with the -... ... the -ly form seems not to have entered english until later (earliest oxford ... ... until later (earliest oxford english dictionary citation 1635) i...
Money	... be grouped into three main categories english foreign and terms expressive of tiny ... ...eying any precise value the equivalent english values of the time which are added bel... ...tation to illustrate the sense english small value amounts unit exampl... ...s pound mw v v 113 [as in modern english] foreign unit example v... ...ld coin of italy and turkey equivalent english value about 8s crown ayl i i 2 ... ...f varying value in different countries english coin value 5s crusado oth iii i... ...iv 26 portuguese gold coin equivalent english value about 3s dollar mac i ii 6... ...ountries with varying value equivalent english value about 5s drachma jc iii ii... ...ith varying value in italy equivalent english value between a fifth and a third of a... ...t in some ancient countries equivalent english value unclear perhaps ł200 tiny... ...silver coin of little value equivalent english value about 8d denier 1h4 iii ii... ...hich was a 20th of a livre) equivalent english value 10th of a penny doit mv i ... ... dutch coin of little value equivalent english value half a farthing drachma co...
Negatives	... who tried to impose it on the whole of english despite the fact that the strict mathe... ...tive within a single clause in standard english unless one is being logically precise ... ...ing logically precise in shakespearean english we often find sequences of negative wor...
Numbers	...sions differ from those found in modern english in counting above 100 the and is some...
Past tenses	... verbs in english have one inflected form for expressing ... ...ome 300 irregular past tenses in modern english ranging from the ‘slightly’ irregular ... ...ing to the grammatical situation in old english where there were several distinctive v... ...rb forms have changed greatly since old english (as they continue to do illustrated by... ...weat and sweated) and in shakespearian english we see several distinctive forms as wi... ...erence between shakespearean and modern english it does not include forms where the di... ...nses in shakespeare modern english example durst i dared ... ...orms in shakespeare modern english example engraven it will l... ...nses in shakespeare modern english example bended his eyes ... ...orms in shakespeare modern english example beated shows me ... ...nses in shakespeare modern english example awaked i awoke ... ...orms in shakespeare modern english example arose are arise... ...latin mostly ending in -ated in modern english are found without the ending ... ...ing in shakespeare modern english example confiscate [are] ...
Plants	... botanical nomenclature in early modern english is often different from that used today... ... other plants are the same as in modern english there is sometimes a symbolic associat... ...diterranean species different from the english species (as in lll v ii 89) th...
Plurals	...nouns appear as plural in shakespearean english which are singular in modern ... ... which are singular in modern english and there are other kinds of number di...
Responses	...o are the standard basic ways in modern english of responding to another person or rhet... ...issent refusal and denial in earlier english the situation was more complex yes an...
Roman history	... to these people and the way any modern english writer would they are not therefore i...
Ships	...ailing ship are common in shakespearian english and several continue to be used in mod... ... cabin tem i ii 197 [as in modern english] course tnk iii iv 10 sail attac... ... sail tem i ii 147 [as in modern english] tackling tnk iv i 144 rigging ...
Thou and you	... in old english thou was singular and you was plural ... ...lking where vous was used in that way english then became like french which has tu a...
Verb forms	... present-tense verb-endings from middle english are still to be found in the early mode... ...-s (modern she goes) in shakespearian english the verbs which most commonly take the... ...bs both in shakespearian and in modern english are be have do and the set of auxil...
Weapons	...dagger ham v ii 143 [as in modern english] dudgeon mac ii i 46 dag... ... hilt ham v ii 149 [as in modern english] long sword mw ii i 209 ... ...bbard tn iii iv 268 [as in modern english] scimitar mv ii i 24 sho... ...sheath rj v iii 170 [as in modern english] sword ham v ii 158 [as ... ... sword ham v ii 158 [as in modern english] two-hand sword 2h6 ii i 45... ...e-axe tit iii i 168 [as in modern english] bill 2h6 ii iv 17 handl... ... spear 1h6 i i 138 [as in modern english] shields and parts buc... ...shield lll v ii 549 [as in modern english] targe cym v v 5 light s... ... gun 1h4 i iii 55 [as in modern english] mortar-piece h8 v iv 46 ... ... pistol mw iv ii 47 [as in modern english] ...
What and what	... the chief difference in shakespearian english is their reference to people as well as... ...s still found in emphatic use in modern english (though not in the -e’er form) syntac... ... his wits ’ (tit iv iv 9) where modern english drops the and - ‘what if’ the examples...
Who and who	... the same in shakespearian as in modern english the chief difference being the sense o... ... other points of difference from modern english there is wider use of this form after ... ...orm after a preposition where standard english today would use whom for example edg...
Withal and withal	...withal and therewithal had been used in english since the 14th century examples of whe... ... only form to have survived into modern english item location example ...
Yon words	... the yon series of words in english always carry the suggestion that an obj...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious	... dowland pp 8 5 john dowland english composer and musician 16th-c ... ... mw ii i 111 traditional name for an english hound ruffian 1h4 ii iv 442... ... spenser pp 8 7 edmund spenser english poet 16th-c termagant ham ...
French	...k it what do you call the hand in english h5 iii iv 6 la main elle e... ...ent i' ve learned two words of english quickly what do you call the nails &nb... ...well spoken ma' am it is very good english h5 iii iv 18 dites-moi l' ang... ... anglais pour le bras > tell me the english for the arm h5 iii iv 20 et le c... ...rench that you speak is better than the english i speak h5 v ii 214 la plus... ...ais (n m ) h5 iii iv 5 english angleterre (n f ) h5 iii i... ...ly french pronunciation several english words are written so as to represent th... ...onunciation of a french person speaking english /th/ (voiceless) becomes /t ... ...es /t french pronunciation english word example tank thank ... ...s /d/ french pronunciation english word example dank thank ... ...s /d/ french pronunciation english word example dat that ... ...e /v/ french pronunciation english word example varld world... ...s /p/ french pronunciation english word example pible bible... ...s /k/ french pronunciation english word example gown count ... ... /zh/ french pronunciation english word example jamany germ... ...fused french pronunciation english word example mush much ... ...opped french pronunciation english word example &rsquo ave ... ...hange french pronunciation english word example jamany germ... ...hange french pronunciation english word example extra -a gr... ...ords french pronunciation english word example wat what ... ...lles french pronunciation english word example calen o custur...
Irish	... consonant irish pronunciation english word first use in henry v be by ...
Scottish	...rayed scottish pronunciation english word first usage in h5 iii ii bat... ... words scottish pronunciation english word first usage in h5 iii ii chr...
Welsh	...es /p/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /t/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /f/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...r /sh/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...s /ch/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...squo pronunciation of latin as well as english /p/ becomes /b/ wel... ...es /b/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /d/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /g/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /v/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /s/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /t/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /s/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...es /v/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...ission welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...ality welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ... ...ation welsh pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)	... of the character of basic early modern english vocabulary readers who familiarize ... ... less frequent senses in shakespearean english we make a reference to any such senses... ...rd of nym] here' s a fellow frights english out of his wits per v iii 3 [pericles ... ...s of the word ' submission' ] we english warriors wot not what it means r3 ii i...

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
ENGLISH	BASIC	English adj, English n, English v
ENGLISH	PEOPLE	Englishman n, Englishwoman n
ENGLISH	PLACE	England n
MAN	REGION	Englishman n

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