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Did people in William Shakespeare's plays speak an early form of modern English?
Yes, they did.
What is Shakespeare's English called?
Shakespeare wrote in modern English, in the dialect called Early Modern English.
What is the language of Shakespeare called?
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH is what it is really called.
Is A Midsummers Night Dream a poem?
No. Shakespeare wrote in Modern English, in a dialect called Early Modern English.
What did William Shakespeare write in?
Shakespeare wrote in ink. Shakespeare wrote in the Elizabethan Era. Shakespeare wrote in London, England. Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English Shakespeare wrote in blank verse
What languages did Shakespeare write in?
Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English.
What do you call the English that Shakespeare used?
It is a form of Modern English called Early Modern English or Elizabethan English.
Is there a modern translation of Shakespeare where the translation is underneath the old English rather than side-by-side?
Beowulf is in "Old English". Shakespeare's works are in Early Modern English.
When did middle English start?
Early Modern English started around 1500. For reference, Shakespeare is in Early Modern English; Chaucer is in the London dialect of Middle English.
How old is the English language?
The English language is about 1500-2000 years old. Modern English is somewhere between 300 and 400 years old--Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English.
Describe Shakespeare's language?
Shakespeare's language was very flowery and elaborate. It sounds overly complicated to modern ears, but people at the time would have understood it perfectly. Furthermore, Shakespeare invented a lot of modern words and phrases, so modern language owes him a huge debt of gratitude.
What Lanuage Did William Shakespeare Use?
Shakespeare wrote all his plays and poetry in Modern English, the same language as we use today. The reason it sometimes sounds strange (apart from the fact that it is poetry which always sounds strange) is that it is an earlier form of Modern English called Early Modern English. There are very few differences between Early Modern English and any other dialect of English--some differences in the meanings of words primarily.
