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How does Shakespeare allude to the Virgin Mary?
The oath spoken by many characters in Shakespeare's plays, "Marry", is in fact the name of the Virgin Mary.
What did Shakespeare use to write his plays down?
Not Old English, which is a totally different language that neither you nor Shakespeare could comprehend. Nor even Middle English, which Chaucer wrote in, and which you and Shakespeare could understand if it were written, but neither could understand when spoken. No, Shakespeare wrote exclusively in Modern English. You could understand Shakespeare if he spoke to you, although you might think his accent made him sound a bit like a pirate. (The particular dialect of English he used is called Early Modern English)
Which Shakespeare play is this from a rose by other name would smell as sweet as?
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" are words spoken by Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
How did William Shakespeare influence the United States of America?
Shakesepare has had a huge effect on the English Language, a form of which is spoken widely in the United States.
Why is the iambic pentameter particularly useful in Shakespeare's drama Macbeth?
The answer is D. In a drama, the lines are spoken aloud, and the meter follows the natural voice pattern.
Is British a language or simply an accent?
British is not a language, but rather a term used to describe people or things from the United Kingdom. The British accent refers to the way English is spoken in the UK, but English is the language spoken in the UK.
Is the Boston accent a decendant of the English accent?
The Boston accent is similar to that of the English accent in London, but the words and dialects are different. It is the same accent that was spoken in Boston during the American Revolutionary War , when Massachusetts was one of the original British Colonies. And, is pretty much still spoken today.
Difference between an English accent and a British accent?
All English accents are British accents, but not all British accents are English accents. That's because England is one country in the nation of Great Britain. So if one was to speak in a 'scouse' or 'cockney' accent, this would be both English and British. But if you were from Wales, while your accent is a British one, it is not English.
Where do people speak with a British accent?
There is actually no such thing as a British accent. There is an English accent, a Scottish accent, an Irish accent, or a Welsh accent. These are generally spoken within their own countries (English in England, Scottish in Scotland, etc.). However, people all over the world may have a breed of a British accent because either they are immigrants themselves or they picked it up from their family.
What did Shakespeare language sound like?
Some experts have tried to reconstruct what English sounded like when it was spoken by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. In the series Playing Shakespeare, John Barton gives a sample, and in the attached link he speaks a speech from Henry V in that accent. If you don't want to follow the link, the easiest way to explain the sound of the accent is that it is similar to the accent we associate with pirates, because of its use by Robert Newton as Long John Silver.
A scouse is a person who lives in which british city?
A person from Liverpool is referred to as "a scouser". Scouse is a dish eaten there and gave its name to the accent spoken there.
How do you spell popular in spanish?
popular no written accent, spoken accent on lar
What is the Essex accent and dialect and where is it spoken in the UK?
The Essex accent is a regional accent from the county of Essex in the southeast of England. It is characterized by features such as the dropping of the letter "H" and the pronunciation of the "th" sound as "f" or "v". The accent is spoken in Essex and its surrounding areas.
Do people speak British English or American English in UK?
In the UK, people primarily speak British English, which has variations in accent and vocabulary depending on the region. American English is not typically spoken as the primary language in the UK.
Which accent is spoken by royal people in UK?
English!
What are the advantages of having a strong accent?
Having a strong accent can have advantages if spoken intelligently. General perception is when one speaks with an accent but spoken grammatically correct and spoken with precise descriptive words this accent offers some authority to what is being said. A strong accent, but well spoken, exudes an air of a high capacity mind.
What is the difference between rp and ga?
"RP" stands for "Received Pronunciation", the traditional name for the standard British English accent. "Received" really means "accepted in good society", which shows the prescriptive social character of the original concept. Today, "RP" is used to refer to the pronunciation usually taught to foreigners -unlike the other English accents it is not associated with any one georgraphical area, and can be heard spoken as a prestige accent thoughout the British Isles. "GA"or "General American", (or AE-American English) is the accent spoken by the majority of Americans, namely those who do not have a noticeable Eastern or Southern accent.
