Understanding Shakespearean English 

Now I know I'm not alone in this world in terms of not fully understanding Shakespearean English.😂

I guess those two Shakespeare plays I've read in school and the language classes I've done have somehow made me able to perfectly understand Shakespeare, at least here. I knew pretty much exactly ehat they were saying. Pretty happy about that!

I have read almost every play written by the Bard, I find reading is more captivating than watching his plays in the theater.

You're right. While you study Shakespeare's text , first you have to translate it.

I love reading it in book form, actors acting it out moves too fast for my brain to process

This was simple to understand

I'm an American and understood it fine. But maybe it helped that my English-born English teacher in high school had us read Shakespeare.

A common misconception is that people talked like that back then. People from medieval england often didn't understand him either.

Honestly, the clip wasn’t really hard to understand, especially after hearing your exaggerated introduction about how different and difficult to understand it was supposed to be.

Me having a crush on young leonardo decaprio wanting to understand the Romeo and Juliet movie 😭

You are right sir

Wao very interesting topic.

It is British accent that’s why I couldn’t understand

Personally, I like Shakespearean english because I find that era's english much more poignant and not filtered as the case may be for modern english. What I mean here is it's much more "truthful" to the raw meaning of words and expressiom I guess. I'm no expert by all means; just a fan!

Ngl, I'm watching this cos I'm in grade 11 and understanding shakespherean English will definitely be vital for me to understand the plays and scripts I'm about to watch.. The first clip was very easy to understand, but I think that it comes from my upbringing with British media and vocab/slang, I'm Canadian, grew up in Canada, but my dad is British, he put on all sorts of British shows, movies, tv shows, music, any media and I think that definitely helps out. I honestly still have no hope for the stuff I'll actually get into though, feels like I'm learning a whole new language

Great

Great video

Why is your video FPS is too low!?

How I interpret each part: 1. Good my lord, put your discourse into some frame and start not so wildly from my affair. - My god/goodness, give me some context for what you’re talking about and don’t start with something that has nothing to do with my situation. 2. I am tame, sir. Pronounce. - I’m calm, sir. [???] 3. The queen your mother, in most great affliction of spirit, hath sent me to you. - The queen, your mother, worried, has sent me to you. 4. You are welcome. - [???] 5. Nay, good my lord, this courtesy is not of the right breed. If it shall please you to make me a wholesome answer, I will do your mother’s commandment. If not, your pardon and my return shall be the end of my business. - No, my good lord, this visit is not a good one(?). If you could give me a satisfactory answer, I will do what your mother has commanded. If not, your pardon and my return will be the end of my business. - *Note:* _For the first sentence, I initially thought it was about his attitude, but then I overthought the word “courtesy” to mean her being sent as a courtesy by his mother. Also, not knowing the context of Hamlet, I thought “pardon” was about a literal pardon, as in from a crime._ Well, that was difficult.

if i learn shakesphear english i will fail my exam so by ❤ but it sound good😂 kinda superior

Unpopular opinion: Shakespeare's plays retain their artistic merit when translated into contemporary English.

Currently learning the KJV bible this kind of old English is certainly challenging, but poetically beautiful.

Great lesson! But you look a bit different

It’s too hard to understand it, especially for foreign speaker like me.

I also call it King James English, from the King James Bible

im too high for this