| Robustious | Noisy |
| Groundlings | Spectators who stood in the theater yard rather than in their seats |
| Capable of | Able to appreciate |
| Termagant | A figure who medieval Christians wrongly believed was worshipped by Muslims |
| Herod | Herod of Judea |
| Modesty | Moderation |
| From | Opposite to |
| Playing | Acting |
| His | Its |
| Pressure | Shape |
| The unskillful | Those lacking judgement |
| Allowance | Estimation |
| Christians | Respectable human beings |
| Journeymen | Hirelings who work for daily wage |
| Indifferently | Pretty well |
| Clowns | Comic roles |
| Of them | Some of them |
| Barren | Unintelligent, dull |
| Question | Matter, subject, topic |
| Presently | Immediately |
| Revenue | Accent on the second syllable |
| Pregnant | Ready (to bend) |
| Thrift | Profit |
| Dear | Highly prized |
| Election | Choice |
| Blood | Emotions, passions |
| Commeddled | Mixed together |
| Pipe | Small wind instrument (flute) |
| Sound | Play |
| Stop | A hole where you place your finger to produce a sound on a pipe |
| Comment | Observation |
| Occult end | Deliberately hidden |
| Unkennel | A term describing the driving of a fox from its lair |
| Censure of | Forming opinion about |
| Seeming | Appearance, behavior |
| Idle | Out of one’s mind |
| Fares | Does |
| Now | Now that I’ve spoken them |
| Played | Acted onstage |
| Within’s | Within this |
| Black | Mourning garments |
| The hobby-horse | A character in morris dance |
| Belike | Perhaps |
| Imports | Makes known |
| Argument | Plot |
| Naught | Naughty |
| Mark | Pay attention to |
| Hymen | God of marriage |
| Commutual | Mutual |
| Of late | Lately |
| Haply | Perhaps |
| Confound | Destroy |
| Wormwood | Bitter, harsh |
| Instances | Causes |
| Move | Prompt |
| Thrift | Worldly profit |
| Validity | Vigor |
| Enactures | Enactments |
| Aye | Ever |
| Down | Fallen in esteem |
| Mark | Notice |
| Favorite | Chosen companion |
| Flies | Deserts him |
| Hitherto | Thus far |
| Try | Test |
| Ends | Outcome, result |
| Fain | Gladly |
| Beguile | While away |
| Rock | Soothe |
| Methinks | It seems to me |
| Argument | Plot |
| Marry | A mild oath |
| How | How are we to understand this name |
| Tropically | As a trope, a figure of speech |
| Anon | Soon |
| Knavish | Impertinent |
| Free | Innovent |
| Withers | Ridge between the horse’s shoulders |
| Unwrung | Not chafed |
| A Chorus | A character who tells the audience what they are about to see |
| Else | Otherwise |
| Blasted | Cursed |
| Watch | Stay awake |
| Feathers | Worn on actors’ hats |
| Razed | Slashed decoratively |
| Damon | Renowned for the depth of his friendships for phythias |
| Dismantled | Stripped |
| Jove | King of the roman gods |
| Pajock | Possible “peacock” |
| Rhymed | The obvious rhyme is ass |
| Recorders | Wind instruments |
| Perdy | From the French “par dieu” (by god) |
| Retirement | Withdrawal into seclusion |
| Distempered | Upset |
| Choler | Biliousness |
| Signify | Announce |
| Purgation | Medical cleansing |
| Frame | Order |
| Start | Shy away |
| Wholesome | Sane |
| Pardon | Permission to depart |
| Admiration | Wonder |
| Closet | Private chamber |
| Trade | Lower class occupations |
| Venatages | Finger holes, or stops of a recorder |
| Compass | Full range of an musical instrument or limits/scope |
| Organ | Musical instrument |
| ‘Sblood | Strong oath |
| Fret | Annoy or torment or provide a stringed instrument with frets |
| Presently | Immediately |
| Fool | Trifle with |
| Soft | Wait a minute |
| Nero | Murder of his mother |
Hamlet Vocab: Act 3, Scene 2
August 5, 2019