Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 2 AIL 0119 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Doth, Hath, Art, Wert
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The idea
Doth is does, hath is has, art is are and wert is were. Sonnet 44 uses "thou dost stay" and "thou art gone". Substituting the modern form as you read costs nothing and removes most of the apparent difficulty of a line.
In practice
Substitute the modern form mentally.
Where people slip
These carry no extra meaning.
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