Modern or Shakespeare: “Thou art a boil, a plague sore.”
Shakespeare: You’re disgusting and annoying; like something infected.
Modern or Shakespeare: “You are a fishmonger.”
Shakespeare: You’re shady/sneaky (also a subtle insult about character)
Modern or Shakespeare: “Get thee to a nunnery.”
Shakespeare: Go away; I don’t want anything to do with you.
Modern or Shakespeare: “These tedious old fools!”
Shakespeare: These people are SO annoying and boring.
Modern or Shakespeare: “O most pernicious woman!”
You are deeply harmful/toxic.
Modern or Shakespeare: “You have the energy of a soggy sock.”
Modern: You’re awkward and low-energy in a bad way.
Modern or Shakespeare: “You’re not even on airplane mode—you’re just off.”
Modern: You’re not functioning at all.
Modern or Shakespeare: “That was not the flex you thought it was.”
Modern: You tried to impress people and failed.
Modern or Shakespeare: “You’re the human version of buffering.”
Modern: You’re slow and frustrating.
Modern or Shakespeare: “You bring absolutely nothing to the group chat.”
Modern: You don’t contribute anything useful.
What does this word mean: "thou" (“Thou are late to class.")
You
What does this word mean: "thee" ("I will help thee.")
You
What does this word mean: "thy" ("Is this thy phone?")
your
What does this word mean: "art" ("You art early")
are
What does this word mean: "hath" ("She hath a question.")
has
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." What does this mean?
The weather is terrible
Something is wrong or suspicious
The food in Denmark has gone bad
Denmark smells bad
