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Why is Shakespeare's English so confusing 

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Why is Shakespeare's English so confusing 

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Today, language patterns follow a: subject-verb-object, order. However, Shakespeare wrote in all different word patterns. He did this to create rhythm and rhyme in his plays. With all of the different possibilities to understand his writing, first find the subject and verb in the sentence and rearrange the rest of the sentence until it makes sense. You can also understand it by reading it punctuation mark to punctuation mark to understand the full meaning of the sentence.

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Dar'st - Dare
E'en - Even
E'er - Ever
'Ere - Before
Ne'er - Never
O' - Of
O'er - Over
Sham'st - Shame
'Tis - It is
T' - To
'Twas - It was
'T Were - It were
'T - It
Whe'er - Whenever
Wi' - With

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Do you think old English/Shakespearean English has a Negative/positive impact of his writing? Why or why not?

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How did Shakespeare change the English language and reading/writing forever?

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How can you incorporate Shakespearean language into your writing and understanding of old English?

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Adieu - Farewell
Aye - Yes
Anon - Soon
Counsel - Advice
Ere - Before
Fain - Gladly
Hark - Listen!
Hence - Away
Hie - Go!
Hither - Here
Mark - Pay Attention
Marry - Indeed
Nought - Nothing
Oft - Often
Perchance - Maybe
Prithee - Please
Saucy - Sassy
Sirrah - Male

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2nd person singular verbs adds -est, (you give is thou givest)
3rd person singular verb adds -eth (she gives is she giveth)
2nd person singular verb adds -est (you give is thou givest)
3rd person singular verb adds -eth (she gives is she giveth)

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Are=Art
"Thou art a fiend".
Wast=Were
"Thou wast a fiend".
Have=Hast (2nd person)
"Thou hast a pleasant face".
Have=Hath (3rd person)
"He hath a pleasant face".
Had=Hadst
"She hadst little to say".
Do=Dost
"Why dost you frown"?
Does=Doth
"He doth frown".
Did=Didst
"Why didst thou frown"?
Can=Canst
"Canst thou come"?
Shall=Shalt
"Thou shalt come".
Should=Shouldst
"Thou shouldst come".
Will=Wilt
"Wilt thou come"?
Why=Wherefore
"Wherefore didst thou come"?
Where=Whence
"Whence did thou come"?

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Thou- used when "you" is the subject of the sentence
You are a good friend- thou art a good friend
Thee- used when "you" is the object of the sentence
I will give you- I wilt give thee
Thy- used for the possessive form of you, used before a word that starts with a consonant
Your father- thy father
Thine- used for the possessive form of you, use before a word that starts with a vowel
Your apple- thine apple
Ye- plural form of you, used for addressing a group