I rediscovered a video I've been thinking about for YEARS. A father and son explain how Shakespeare texts, when recited using the original pronunciation, reveal rhymes, jokes, and PUNS (!!!) that are destroyed using modern English phonetics.
https://youtu.be/uQc5ZpAoU4c?si=V0eR1aAXWyes5PV6
@superbetsy I loved that video. I wish I could have seen an entire scene or play spoken in the original language. It’s so good. And it sounds so…physical. It’s a whole different level of drama.
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