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Shakespeare wrote in Modern English so it should come as no surprise that "muddy" meant "muddy". When Gertrude says, in Hamlet, "Her garments, heavy with their drink, pulled the poor wretch from her melodious lay to muddy death", she means just what she says: Ophelia was pulled under the surface of the stream by her waterlogged clothes and died in the mud at the bottom. When Claudius, earlier in the same play, says "the people muddied, thick and unwholesome in their thoughts and whispers for good Polonius's death" he is using the word figuratively. Instead of being clear in their thinking about what is going on in the kingdom, the people are unclear and opaque, like mud.
There is no such language as "Shakespeare language". Although he used some words we would not recognize (he used words the audiences of his own time would not recognize), some words have changed a bit in meaning over time, and there are always new slang terms coming up, Shakespeare wrote in English and is as easy to understand as an English speaker from today who comes from another part of the world--maybe easier. (Picture someone from Australia, someone from Scotland, someone from Trinidad and someone from New York City trying to communicate). Your first thought about the meaning of a word in Shakespeare is that it is probably just what you think it is. Once you get that clear, your understanding of Shakespeare should be less muddy.
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What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
What does the word Kuala mean?
Muddy confluence
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
Is muddy a singular noun?
No the word muddy is not a noun at all. The word muddy is an adjective.
Is muddy an adverb?
No, the word muddy is not an adverb. Muddy is an adjective.The adverb form of the word is muddily.
What does the word Belize mean celloquially?
It is believed that "Belize" means "muddy-watered".
What is the comparative form of the word muddy?
Muddier is the comparative of muddy.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word the?
Shakespeare wrote in English. "The" means exactly the same when he used it as it does when you use it.
How do you use the word muddy in a sentences?
abounding in or covered with mud sentence:You are so muddy from outside! sentence:Why are you muddy?
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
