How do you say me and you in shakespearean language?

Answer 1

Actually, contrary to what has been suggested so far, Shakespeare used BOTH "thou" and "you". If you search his writings you will find uses of "thee and me" as well as "you and me" (for the object).

There is some confusion about the significance of the variations, because English was in a time of great transition, with "you" in the process of replacing "thou/thee" in nearly ALL situations.

Yet in the early Modern English of Shakespeare's day we still find much of the Middle English social customs for when to use "thou/thee" and when to use "ye/you" (though the form "ye" was just about abandoned by then, and "you" was used for BOTH subject and object)

It basically worked like this:

Thou (subject)/thee (object) was the "familiar" singular form -- you would use it for those dear to you, and those beneath your class; and the lower classes would use it among themselves

You -originally just a plural form- was a more formal form, used to address SUPERIORS.

Thus, if you addressed your boss with "thou/thee" it would be a mark of insolence. If you addressed your hired man as "you" that would be at the least surprising.

Again, since the rules are breaking down in Shakespeare's day things don't always follow these neat conventions. On the other hand, there are a number of places where the choice of forms is very deliberate and significant.

The following links below give some examples of how that worked:

http://www.bardweb.net/content/thou.html
http://www.shaksper.net/archives/1993/0938.html
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/shakespeare_early_middle_english.htm


(By the way, similar rules are STILL found in several European languages. For example, German still uses "du" as a familiar form --you can even see the historical relationship with "thou").

Answer 2

Thou and me or Thou and I, depending on if it's the object or subject form needed. Also, "we". (I know, that doesn't sound Shakespearean, but it's correct.)

Answer 3

Me and Thee.Wouldst thou read Shakespeare

Answer 4

Me and Thee

Answer 5

I and thee, or thou, depends on context.

Answer 6

You and I;
we;
possibly "us"