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anon—right now, OR “I come right away”……. “Anon, good nurse!  Speak!”

art—are, OR skill……“Thou art  dead; no physician’s art can save you..”

dostor doth—does or do……“Dost thou know the time?”

ere—before……“We must leave ere daybreak.”

fain—gladly……“I fain would bakeMr. Love cookies if I could get an A.”

fie—an exclamation of dismay or disgust……“You cheated?  Fie upon it!”OR “Fie! Are you mad?”

hark—listen……. “Hark to the owl,”OR “Hark!  The herald angels sing!”

hence—away…..“Get thee hence,beggar!”  OR “We must hence before the army arrives.”

hie—hurry……“Hie thee hence, orlose your life!”

hither—here…..“Come hither, younglad.”

thither—there……“Look to theeast—thither doth the sun arise.”

hath—has……… “He hath killed many aman.” OR “He hath a horse.”

ho—hey (roughly equivalent). “Lucius,ho!”  [Brutus calling his servant] 

mark—pay attention to…….. “Mark mywords.”

marry—indeed……“He says I shouldrespond quickly; marry, I want to.”

pray/prithee—a polite way of asking something……“I prithee answer the question.”

saucy—cheeky; sassy……“Hence, thousaucy boy!”

sirrah—a term of address used for inferiors……“Sirrah, bring the letter over here.”

thee—you……“When will I see theenext?”

thou—you……“Thou art a villain.”

thy—your……“Thy name is morehateful than thy face.”

whence—from where…….. “Whence camethat news?” OR “Return to whence you came.”

wherefore—why……“Wherefore dost thouleave?”  OR “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” [As in, “why can’t you besomeone else, whom my family doesn’t hate?”]