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What does He heareth not he stirreth not he moveth not the ape is dead mean?
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Two hints: When you come across a verb with "th" at the end, imagine it as a man with a lisp who is trying to say "s". Thus if you see "heareth" think "hears", when you see "moveth" think "moves" and so on. Second, it used to be a lot more common to make negative sentences without adding the word "do". Thus, "I sing not" means the same as "I do not sing", "he hears not" means the same as "he does not sing" and 'he does not" means the same as "he does not do". Therefore "He heareth not. He stirreth not. He moveth not" means the same as "He does not hear. He does not stir. He does not move." The quotation is from Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 1. Mercutio is trying to get a response out of Romeo, who is hiding and waiting for Mercutio to go away so he can continue his search for Juliet. Mercutio has not been having any luck so far, and thinks he will get a rise out of the hidden Romeo by pretending to think he is dead and calling him an ape. It doesn't work. (or, it worketh not, if you prefer.)
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