Dialogue?
For those who know or have read the script, is the dialogue in old English or has it been reworked for contemporary purposes?
shareIt uses Shakespeare's dialogue, which, of course, is written in modern English.
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^ But not spoken the same as we speak now. Don't be hipster for the sake of being hipster. You know what he was on about.
share"Now" is relative. Would a person from the 1950s have any clue what you mean when you say "hipster for the sake of being hipster"?
At any rate, Shakespeare is Shakespeare. The dialogue is the appeal, and is really not difficult to understand if you're willing to listen.
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See, you are doing it again.
You assume, EVERY single person in the world, knows exactly what Shakespeare means with each use of word and phrase in sentencing. Don't say you don't, as you obviously condescend, and know exactly what I am on about.
I could understand very little of it. I have seen Shakespeare films before where I could follow everything that was said very easily, but when people talk Shakespeare in a fast monotone, I lose track.
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Mr. X: Middle English and "modern" English are two very different Englishes. And what is "modern" English? "Standard" English as taught and spoken (usually) in the US? Black English? Tex-Mex? Those are contemporary Englishes spoken in the US but not by people who could understand spoken Shakespeare dialogue.
This is also a problem with the Bible, where few "average" educated Americans can really understand the King James version due to the language difficulties. But no one says the Bible should be avoided because it's in an archaic language.
Most of the dialogue is inaudible.
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