14
Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Page 2: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Part I: Shakespeare’s Words

Romeo and Juliet

Page 3: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s WordsShakespeare invented more words than

most people even know. In fact, there are at least 1,500 different words and phrases that don't appear anywhere prior to the Bard of Avon putting them on paper. When he got stuck trying to think up a word, the man just made his own.

Page 4: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s Words

It's kind of like what rappers do today, except the words Shakespeare made up were embedded into our culture.

Page 5: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s WordsAlligatorFirst used: Romeo and JulietAct V, Scene I, Romeo Soliloquy"And in his needie shop a Tortoyrs hung,

An Allegater stuft, and other skinsOf ill shap'd fishes, and about his shelues,A beggerly account of emptie boxes."

Page 6: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s WordsEyeball

First used: A Midsummer Night's DreamAct III, Scene ii, Oberon to Puck"Then crush this herb into Lysander's eye;

Whose liquor hath this virtuous property,To take from thence all error with his might,And make his eyeballs roll with wonted sight."

Page 7: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s WordsPukingFirst Used: As You Like ItAct II, Scene vii, Jaques to Duke Senior. "They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms."

Page 8: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Shakespeare’s WordsBreak the ice (The Taming of the

Shrew)Dead as a doornail (Henry VI)Elbow room (King John)Forever and a day (As You Like It)In a pickle (The Tempest)Knock knock! Who's there? (Macbeth)Wear my heart upon my sleeve

(Othello)

Page 9: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Part II: New Words

Romeo and Juliet

Page 10: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

New WordsAs a class, let’s brainstorm

new words created since you were born, (or words used in a new way).

Here are a couple of examples: OnlineWeb siteClick (as in click of a

mouse)

Page 11: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

New WordsThe Oxford English dictionary The most recent edition (printed in 1989)

contains more than 600,000 words on more than 21,000 pages in 20 volumes. It is updated monthly online.

Page 12: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

New WordsWords added to Oxford English Dictionary in 2008:

Aerobicized: (adj.) toned by aerobic exercise

Bahookie: (n.) Scottish for a person’s buttocks

Mzee: (n.) In East Africa, an older person; an elder

Obesogenic: (adj.) Plank: (n.) In Great Britain, a stupid person

Riffage: (n.) informal guitar riffs, especially in rock music

Page 13: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Part III: Your Words

Romeo and Juliet

Page 14: Shakespeare’s Words, New Words and Your Words

Your WordsDirections: Now it’s your turn. As

homework, create ten new words. Beside your words write what part

of speech each word is (n., v., adj., etc.) and write a definition for each word.

Remember, we will share these in class, so make all your words appropriate!