The myth of which we speak is the prevalent idea that the entirety of people in Shakespeare’s day spoke like those in his plays. The truth of the matter is that the speech and spelling used in Shakespeare’s day had very little resemblance to that speech used in his works. It was a sort of ‘stage voice’ that was created to romanticise the play and to lend them greater impact on the ears of those who attended them. Regardless, it has been largely believed in the years that followed that this was the speech of the day. Talk Like Shakespeare Day encourages us to embody that speech, and to bring the stage to all the world that we live in. After all, “All the world ‘s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” This celebration is your opportunity to bring that concept to life and to regale your friends and companions with the rich and colourful speech of Shakespeare’s works. After all, if you cannot bring the people to the Globe Theatre, then you can bring the Globe Theatre to the people Forsooth, yada yada yada ....
How could eff this come around so soon eff ,I not know eff. It must be whitch craft or the evil of time travel
"My affection hath an unknown bottom Like the Bay of Portugal. " ...the only quotation I can think of that mentions a bay...
"I THINK ... with words in sets of five couplets, THEREFORE I AM ... bic pentameter ish". OMG that's even the right number of syllables
For God, King Harry and England - it is St. George's Day as well as Shakespeare's birthday . Alas poor Yoric I knew him well
As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport (King Lear if memory serves...)