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Shakespeare wrote in Elizabethan English, but he had an affinity for the older forms of the second person singular. Although by his time most people used the second person plural forms (you, your, yours) in the singular sense as we do today, Shakespeare liked the old distinctively singular forms (thou, thy, thine). These pronouns took verb endings in -st or -t: thou dost (for you do), thou hast (for you have), thou wilt (for you will).
Thou shalt thus means "you shall" and will be instantly recognizable to many people from its use in the King James Bible version of the Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt not kill", for example. The KJ version of The Bible was also written in Elizabethan English, and an even more old-fashioned form than Shakespeare used.
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How do you say taste in Elizabethan English?
Elizabethan English word for taste is the same as modern English. It hasn't changed.
How do you say these in Elizabethan English?
"These" in Elizabethan English is exactly the same as it is in all other forms of Modern English: "these" e.g. "Where are these lads? Where are these hearts?" (Midsummer Night's Dream)
How do you say ears in Elizabethan English?
Ears. As in "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears." Elizabethan English is modern English--most words are the same now as they were then.
How do you say while in Elizabethan English?
whilst
What type of English was Romeo and Juliet written in?
Elizabethan
What does thou shalt avoid avarice like the deadly pestilence and shalt embrace its opposite mean in English?
hi
What is Elizabethan English for between?
Betwixt is commonly used in Elizabethan English to mean between. The word betwixt is still in use today, although it is not commonly used.
Translate from Elizabethan to Modern English?
Elizabethan English is Modern English, just an early form of it.
How do you say taste in Elizabethan English?
Elizabethan English word for taste is the same as modern English. It hasn't changed.
How do you say these in Elizabethan English?
"These" in Elizabethan English is exactly the same as it is in all other forms of Modern English: "these" e.g. "Where are these lads? Where are these hearts?" (Midsummer Night's Dream)
What is a privy in Elizabethan English?
Private.
Who is Elizabethan English named after?
Elizabeth I
How do you say ears in Elizabethan English?
Ears. As in "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears." Elizabethan English is modern English--most words are the same now as they were then.
What was the Elizabethan period like?
The Elizabethan period was between 1558 up to 1603. It was the golden age in English history and the height of the English Renaissance with flowering English poetry, literature, and music.
The classical period of English literature?
Elizabethan
How do you say while in Elizabethan English?
whilst
What type of English was Romeo and Juliet written in?
Elizabethan
