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Shakespeare sometimes used 'tis in place of "it is". In Act 1 Scene 2 of Hamlet, before Hamlet's soliloquy, Claudius uses 'tis three times, Gertrude once and Hamlet once. But Hamlet also says "it is" twice.

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Usually in An example, taken from Macbeth (Act 1, Scene III): BANQUO: Good sir, why do you start; and seem to fear

Things that do sound so fair?

I' the name of truth,

Are ye fantastical, or that indeed

Which outwardly ye show? (Courtesy of www.shakespeare-online.com)

For "is" and "it," Shakespeare usually abbreviated the other way: 's and 't (as in 'tis and he's).

Pronounce it "ih". NOT "eye".

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If you're talking about the a' as in,

"And then my husband--God be with his soul, a' was a merry man." - Nurse, Romeo&Juliet

It's an archaic abbreviation of sorts. Pronounce it "uh".

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"Oft" is short for "often". Answer Actually, often is a lengthened form of oft.

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When Shakespeare wrote ope he meant open. When he wrote gi' he meant give. The word o'er meant over, and e'en meant even.

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It is was often shortened to 'tis in Shakespeare's plays.

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It means ever. (From Romeo and Juliet)

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