Exercices C2 : comprendre les archaïsmes en anglais

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Ces exercices vous permettent de consolider votre maîtrise des archaïsmes anglais vus dans le cours. Mettez à l’épreuve vos connaissances sur thou, hath, wherefore et leurs usages littéraires.

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Exercice 1 — Complétez avec la forme archaïque correcte

Remplissez chaque blanc avec la forme verbale archaïque qui convient, telle qu'on la trouverait chez Shakespeare ou dans la Bible.

  1. Thou ___ (to be) the fairest of them all, said the old woman to the mirror.
  2. He ___ (to have) no mercy upon those who betrayed him, for his heart was hardened.
  3. What ___ (to do) thou seek in this forsaken land, weary traveller?
  4. The Lord ___ (to speak) unto Moses, saying: go forth and deliver my people.
Correction

  1. Thou art the fairest of them all, said the old woman to the mirror.
  2. He hath no mercy upon those who betrayed him, for his heart was hardened.
  3. What dost thou seek in this forsaken land, weary traveller?
  4. The Lord spake unto Moses, saying: go forth and deliver my people.

Exercice 2 — Corrigez les erreurs archaïques

Chacune des phrases suivantes contient une erreur dans l'emploi d'un archaïsme. Réécrivez la phrase entière en la corrigeant.

  1. Thou has forsaken me in mine hour of need, and I shall not forget it.
  2. Wherefore art thou Romeo? — She asks where Romeo is hiding.
  3. He doth not knows the truth of what transpired that fateful night.
  4. Hark, for I wilt tell thee a secret that no man hath ever heard before.
Correction

  1. Thou hast forsaken me in mine hour of need, and I shall not forget it.
  2. Wherefore art thou Romeo? — She asks why Romeo is called by that name.
  3. He doth not know the truth of what transpired that fateful night.
  4. Hark, for I will tell thee a secret that no man hath ever heard before.

Exercice 3 — Choisissez la bonne interprétation

Pour chaque phrase archaïque, choisissez la traduction ou l'interprétation moderne qui correspond exactement à ce qui est exprimé.

  1. Which modern equivalent best replaces 'thou' in the sentence: 'Thou art weary, I can see it in thine eyes'?
  2. What does 'prithee' mean in the line: 'Prithee, tell me what troubles thy heart so greatly'?
  3. Which sentence uses 'methinks' in a grammatically correct archaïc manner?
  4. In the phrase 'Get thee to a nunnery' (Hamlet), what does 'thee' function as grammatically?
Correction

  1. B) You are weary, I can see it in your eyes.
  2. A) It means 'I pray thee', used as a polite request meaning 'please'.
  3. A) Methinks that thou art mistaken about the nature of this affair.
  4. A) It functions as the archaïc second person singular object pronoun, equivalent to modern 'you'.

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