Today's task with the Summer Learning Journey Programme is to learn more about ‘Shakespearean English’ - the version of English that Shakespeare used to write his plays. To do this, please write a short recount about what you did this morning in regular (2019) English, and then use this translating tool to turn it into Shakespearean English. On your blog, share both your English and Shakespearean translation of your recount. Have you ever learned about the areas around Shakespear?
(English Version) This morning when I woke up I stretched and promenaded to my closet to choose a lovely outfit to wear today. Once I chose my outfit, I then headed out of my room and went straight to the bathroom to have a nice hot, steaming shower. Once I was out of the shower I went to go grab some breakfast to eat with my family and my dad asked if I would like an egg on toast. Soon after I had finished breakfast I went to brush my teeth to make them nice sparkly and clean and walked out the door which was really chilly outside and I went to start my day.
(Shakespearean English Version) This m'rning at which hour I did wake up I did stretch and promenad'd to mine own closet to chooseth a lovely outfit to weareth the present day. Once I hath chosen mine own outfit, I then head'd out of mine own cubiculo and wenteth straight to the bathroom too has't a nice hot, steaming showeth'r. Once I wast out of the showeth'r i wenteth to wend grabeth some breakfast to consume with mine own family and mine own father hath asked if 't be true I wouldst liketh an egg on toast. Lief aft'r i hadst did finish breakfast I wenteth to brusheth mine own teeth to maketh those folk nice sparkly and crisp and hath walked out the doth'r which wast very much chilly outside and I wenteth to starteth mine own day
Shakespearean English is so different to modern day English, isn’t it? Sounds like you had a brilliant and productive morning, though I must admit translating it to Shakespearean English gives a common experience like getting ready for the day quite a lot of sophistication and nobility. It almost makes your morning sound fit for royalty. I especially like how saying ‘my dad asked if I would like an egg on toast’ gave you the phrase ‘mine own father’. Imagine if we still spoke like that, I wonder how we would incorporate more recent New Zealand slang like calling people being silly ‘eggs’ or saying something cool is ‘mint’.
ReplyDeleteWhat’s your favourite New Zealand slang? Perhaps you could gather a few traditional Kiwi phrases and translate them across. The results could be so cool!
Happy blogging!
Shannon (SLJ)