Sunday, September 8, 2013

Using Shakespeare's original accent

Watch the 10-minute video in the article, below.  Quite amazing to hear it on the tongue; it really does make a difference!

Performing Shakespeare’s plays with their original English accent

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 | 49 COMMENTS
In this short documentary, linguist David Crystal and his son, actor Ben Crystal look at the differences between English pronunciation now and how it was spoken 400 years ago. They answer the most basic question you probably have right now — How do you know what it sounded like back then? — and they discuss the value of performing Shakespeare’s plays in the original accent…

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