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- Shakespeare's date of birth is unknown, but is believed to be April 23, 1564
- Daley suggests that citizens use the English language of the 16th-century, while speaking on this day
- Vocabulary suggestions can be found on the web site talklikeshakespeare.org
- Talklikeshakespeare.org was created by the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Olde English translations can be found by asking for them on the ShakespeareSays Twitter page
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day was established by the mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, to celebrate the 445th birthday of playwright William Shakespeare.
Major Daley declared April 23, 2009 as Talk Like Shakespeare Day.CNN: Unleash your inner Bard... (April 21, 2009)
A Twitter Translation Example
- 21st-century words: "The fourth-graders mostly enjoyed seeing Hamlet, but--whew!--a whole lot of people died in that play!"Shakespearesays: Shakespearesays
- 16th-century Olde English translation: "The youngling pupils, in the main, found Hamlet splendiferous merriment. But--Swounds!--scads of perishing jackanapes!"Shakespearesays: Shakespearesays
William Shakespeare Fast Facts
- Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- Exact date of birth is unknown, but the year was 1564
- Died on April 23, 1616, at the age of 52
- Wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets
- Was responsible for 1700 words/phrases of the English languageCNN: Unleash your inner Bard... (April 21, 2009)
16th-century Olde English Primer
- Use the word "thee" for "you"
- Call your friends "cousin"
- A man is "sirrah"
- A woman is "mistress"
- End a verb in "eth" (drinketh, eateth)
- For your opinion, say "methinks"
- Use the word "not" after the phrase with which you are disagreeing (I love you not)
- When you leave the room, say "I bid you farewell"
- To slander someone, call them a "villain"
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day News and Blogs
- Chicago Sun: 'Talk Like Shakespeare Day'... (April 20, 2009)
- Chicagoist: Daley Introduces "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" (April 20, 2009)
- The Windy Citizen: Mayor Daley Loves the Bard (April 20, 2009)
- WNYC: How to Speak Shakespeare Audio (January 30, 2006)
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