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Would William Shakespeare have had a "Brummie" accent?
Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against accents. As someone that still has a Sussex accent after 40 years of living amongst Glaswegians I soon learnt that any "cracks" that came my way were meant in fun.
Shakespeare lived in the Birmingham area, he must have had an accent, so why do "Actors" all speak in what they call "A Shakespearean voice"?
'e was a cockney, mate.
i thought he wrote eastenders, anyway.
I think that's the other Shakespeare you are thinking about, Albert "Pearly" Shakespeare.
Nah, Deffo a brummie...He wrote Crossroads, not Eastenders lol x
 | spiritbird pro 2008-05-04 @ 13:04 |
Shakespeare lived twenty odd miles from Birmingham in North Warwickshire I would have thought that his accent might have bordered on Gloucestershire or Worcestershire. The Birmingham accent is always thought of as Black country which anyone from the Dudley area will tell you is not "Brummie" The modern "Brummie" accent is more likely to have an Asian twang.
Hi Ed, have a listen to the link that jackfrost posted, interesting.
| spiritbird pro 2008-05-04 @ 18:41 |
METHINKS AM CURSED WITH THIS DAMNABLE MACHINE. TRYEST AS ONE WILL ONE CAN NOT HEAR A BLESSED WORD. YEA EVEN THOU I SUBCRIBETH TO YON 7 DAY TRIAL, IT MAKETH BUT NO DIFFERENCE. TIS NOT I FEAR TO BE LISTENED TO BY MINE OWN EAR, EVEN THOUGH I TRYETH REPEATEDLY. PERHAPS WHEN THE MOON HAS RISEN INTO A CLOUDLESS SKY ONCE MORE AND ON THE MORROW, I TRY AGAIN I WILL HEAR THE IMMORTAL WORDS. ME THANKS MY FRIENDS FOR THEIR ADVICE BUT AT THIS TIME I CAN FIND BUT LITTLE USE FOR IT. NEVERTHELESS I WILL GIVE GRAYEFUL THANKS THAT MINE OWN FRIENDS DO THINK OF ME IN THEIR DAILY BUSINESS.
| spiritbird pro 2008-05-04 @ 18:41 |
METHINKS AM CURSED WITH THIS DAMNABLE MACHINE. TRYEST AS ONE WILL ONE CAN NOT HEAR A BLESSED WORD. YEA EVEN THOU I SUBCRIBETH TO YON 7 DAY TRIAL, IT MAKETH BUT NO DIFFERENCE. TIS NOT I FEAR TO BE LISTENED TO BY MINE OWN EAR, EVEN THOUGH I TRYETH REPEATEDLY. PERHAPS WHEN THE MOON HAS RISEN INTO A CLOUDLESS SKY ONCE MORE AND ON THE MORROW, I TRY AGAIN I WILL HEAR THE IMMORTAL WORDS. ME THANKS MY FRIENDS FOR THEIR ADVICE BUT AT THIS TIME I CAN FIND BUT LITTLE USE FOR IT. NEVERTHELESS I WILL GIVE GRATEFUL THANKS THAT MINE OWN FRIENDS DO THINK OF ME IN THEIR DAILY BUSINESS.
Good link jack, thanks.
| spiritbird pro 2008-05-04 @ 18:44 |
NOW I FIND MYSELF REPEATING MYSELF. WOA IS ME THAT MY BRAIN TURNETH OFF AT THIS TIME.
 | tylluanpenry pro 2008-05-05 @ 09:42 |
And then of course, there are always a few diehards who will tell you that the 'real' Shakespeare (as opposed to an ersatx one???
) was Welsh.
Now there's a thought.....
 | rainbowdreams86 pro 2008-05-17 @ 00:37 |
apparentlythe 'original' queens english is more like the 'brummie' accent from around West Brom, not what we hear now. True or not i dunno but its from a reputable source lol
 | joebangles [Member] 2008-05-18 @ 20:07 |
Hi rainbowdreams, your reputable source is possibly right and it developed from the original grunts as made by the cavemen, did you check out the link that was given in one of the comments, http://www.shakespeareswords.com/audioSample.asp
it's quite interesting.
2008-05-04 @ 11:51