What does Shakespeare mean by the word thither?

In Shakespeare's works, "thither" simply means "to that place" or "there". It's an archaic word for "there" and is often used in a more formal or poetic context.

For example, in *Hamlet*, the Ghost says:

> "I could a tale unfold whose lightest word

> Would harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood;

> Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres;

> Thy knotted and combined locks to part

> And each particular hair to stand on end

> Like quills upon the fretful porpentine:

> **But this eternal blazon must not be

> To ears of flesh and blood. Let me conjure you:**

> For thee I'll dig up the roots of hell

> And thither will I send thee, to fetch

> Her (i.e. the Queen) **to the infernal regions,

> For, by my troth, she is as much

> In the hot hell as I.**"

Here, "thither" refers to the "infernal regions" or "hell."

So, whenever you encounter "thither" in Shakespeare, simply understand it as a fancy way of saying "there."