doth

Performs, in Shakespeare

Doth is an archaic third-person singular form of "do," equivalent to modern "does." It appears in older English texts and biblical language: The lady doth protest too much.

Now used only for literary effect, humor, or mock-formal speech: Methinks he doth exaggerate.

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

theeSecond-person object, antiquated
thyOld possessive pronoun
thineYours, archaically

hast · art · shalt · whence · wherefore · ere · betwixt · nay · prithee · forsooth

poetic

verse

Metered poetic passage

meterDevice that measures usage
rhymeMatching terminal sounds
stanzaPoem's line grouping

couplet · diction · cadence · lyric · ode · ballad · elegy · archaic · elevated · inverted

Shakespearean

protest

Public expression of disapproval

ladyCourteous term for woman
bardPoet of epics
soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself

Globe · folio · Hamlet · Macbeth · Ophelia · quarto · iambic · pentameter · Stratford · sonnet

Categories

old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
Bible Wordsthou, thee, thy, thine, unto
Biblical Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath
archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye

Opposites

temporal register

dothdoes

Performs an action

do · colloquial speech · slang · vernacular

verbal polarity

Recurring verses or abstains

abstains · forbears · neglects

Family

do, done, doing, undone, redo, does, don't, didn't, doesn't

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G