Word Nerd: "dotard"Context and Language VideosAct 5,Scene 1Line 90An explanation of the origin of the word "dotard" in Act 5, Scene 1 of myShakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. myShakespeare | Taming of the Shrew 5.1 Word Nerd: “dotard” Video of myShakespeare | Taming of the Shrew 5.1 Word Nerd: “dotard” Vincentio Away with the dotard! To the jail with him!