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 heard about them from the History of English podcast- highly recommend https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/
@superbetsy I dig this and others from him up every year or so… I wish more thespians would take up the idea, the rhythm and flow in OP makes scenes feel more natural.
@superbetsy Targetting multiple of my interests at once!
@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.
@superbetsy this is amazing!
Sounds interesting! Thnx, will check it out.
Or according to LingoJam’s English-to-Shakespearean Translator:
@superbetsy wow super interesting!
@superbetsy Wonderful.
@superbetsy Amazing! thanks for sharing
@JasonAnthonyGuy same!