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Tudor Dialect Exercises
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Exercise 9 of 13:
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MALE:
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Good madam, make haste! Run for thy
life! I have seen a great dragon in the sky,
and he doth swoop hither, shrewdly! |
FEMALE: |
Where, a dragon? |
MALE:
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Aye, a dragon! A colossal dragon,
with purple wings, great, threatening jaws,
and a devilish blue flame spewing forth from
his nostrils! |
FEMALE: |
Marry, sir, methinks thou art
besotted! I know not what manner of spirits
could have so befuddled thy brains, but I'll
none of 'em, I warrant thee. |
MALE:
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By my troth, my lady, I am dry as a
dead tree! 'Twas a dragon I saw! I prithee,
get thee low, ere it come upon us with a
vengeance! |
FEMALE: |
Ha! An a dragon come here, I'll show
him a vengeance as he's ne'er seen in's
life, I can tell thee! I fear not thy
dragon. |
MALE:
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Oh ! Thither cometh the monster! Fly,
madam, ere thou becomest a dragon's dinner! |
FEMALE: |
Whither away, rogue? There be no
dragon! Fie, what a cowardly peasant!
Dragon! I see no dragon! I scorn thy dragon! |
MALE:
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Aye, scorn him, still, 'til he hath
given thee a grand tour of his innards! (He
flies.) |
FEMALE: |
A pox on thee for a foul fiend! Fie
on thy dragon and thyself! Dragon, indeed! |
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(Here she turneth and steppeth into
waiting dragon's mouth. He swalloweth her.) |
DRAGON: |
Burp! |
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Vocabulary Used:
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Tudor Word |
Modern Translation |
Hither |
here
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Besotted
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Drunk
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Shrewdly
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Violently
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Befuddled
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Confused
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From's
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From his
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Dry
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Sober
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By my troth
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On my honor, truly
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Whither away
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Where are you going?
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An
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If
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Thither
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There
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In's
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In his
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Pox
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Syphilis
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