SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE

1
SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE

• Decoding its meaning

2
 Believe it or not, the placement of
subject/verb/object DOES count!

• THE DOG BIT THE BOY!

• THE BOY BIT THE DOG!

3
Hear you nothing that I say?
Do you hear nothing that I say?
Help you I can, yes!
Yes, I can help you.
Stay and help you I will
I will stay and help you.
4
SHAKESPEARES TECHNIQUES

• VERB BEFORE SUBJECT
• OBJECT BEFORE SUBJECT AND VERB
• INSERTING EXTRA PHRASES BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB
• OMMITING WORDS

5
Why do poets mess with placement?

• RHYTHM

• TO EMPHASIZE CERTAIN WORDS

• TO REVEAL CHARACTER

6
VERB BEFORE SUBJECT
HE GOES ? GOES HE.

• Shakespearean Language
• In the instant came/the fiery Tybalt.

• Translation
• The fiery Tybalt came in an instant.

• At this same ancient feast of Capulets sups the
  fair Rosaline.

• Rosaline sups at Capulets feast

7
OBJECT BEFORE SUBJECT AND VERB
I HIT HIM
HIT I HIM.

• Shakespearean Language
• ME THEY SHALL HIT.

• Translation
• THEY SHALL HIT ME.

• OF HONORABLE
• RECKONING ARE YOU
• BOTH.

• YOU ARE BOTH OF
• HONORABLE
• RECKONING.

8
INSERTING EXTRA PHRASES BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB

• Shakespearean Language
• AND SHE WAS WEANED (I NEVER SHALL FORGET IT) /OF
  ALL THE DAY OF THE YEAR, UPON THAT DAY.

• Translation
• AND SHE WAS WEANED UPON THAT DAY.

• THREE CIVIL BRAWLS BRED OF AN AIRY WORD BY THEE
  OLD CAPULET AND MONTAGUE, HAVE THRICE DISTURBED
  TH QUIET OF OUR STREET.

• THREE CIVIL BRAWLS HAVE DISTURBED OUT STREETS.

9
OMMITING WORDS
HEARD FROM HIM YET?

• MISSING
• WERE YOU BY?

• FILL IN THE BLANKS
• WERE YOU NEARBY?

10
COMMON WORDS

• Shakespearean Language
• AN

• Translation
• IF

• MARRY

• INDEED

KINSMAN
COUSIN
ALWAYS
STILL
11
LOVE ME DO

• LOVE, LOVE ME DO,YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU,I'LL
  ALWAYS BE TRUE,SO PLEASELOVE ME DO,WOH, LOVE
  ME DO
• SOMEONE TO LOVE, SOMEBODY NEW.SOMEONE TO LOVE,
  SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

12
ELANOR RIGBY
ELEANOR RIGBY, DIED IN THE CHURCH AND WAS BURIED
ALONG WITH HER NAME.NOBODY CAME.FATHER
McKenzie,WIPING THE DIRT FROM HIS HANDS AS HE
WALKS FROM THE GRAVE,NO ONE WAS SAVED.