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[BeN1]

[Nazheek]

One thing I like to do is apply more Germanic grammar. So for example instead of saying "Where do you come from?" you could say "Where come you from?"

This is not Shakespearean, per-say, but provides a much more archaic air.

The biggest part of learning Shakespearean is the spelling and knowing when different variations should be used.

Lets look at "the" for example. When speaking to a person, one would say "thou". "The" would be spelt as "Thee".

"Thou hadst thine cloth on thee table"

Past tense words should end in "st".

[BeN1]

[Nazheek]

Close. "Do" would also be given the "st". So it would be

"Dost thou?"

[Nazheek]

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[BeN1]

[Redbeck]

Good morning BeN1, re your original enquiry, good guides to Shakespearian English can be found online through
Shakespeare Resource Center - The Language of Shakespeare [bardweb.net/language].

Bear in mind that while Shakespeare's version of the English language may seem dramatically different, if you'll pardon the word play! - it is in actual fact only one linguistic generation removed from the version of the language which we speak today.

[BeN1]

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[Nazheek]

Ich grüsse euch, Kameraden.

just wanted to say, since a little time has passed now, that it doesn't seem to be that difficult anymore, reading that old english.
To be honest, it seems, that this english is more easier to understand to me, which is weird, because I know the modern english more.

Can somebody explain that maybe, or is it just me??

Imagine it like this, a foreigner who just learned Hochdeutsch, attempts to understand Bavarian using his Hochdeutsch knowledge.

That's what this is.