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Is Shakespeare written in Old English?

Is Shakespeare written in Old English? . No. This is Old English:. “ Fæder ure þuþe eart on heofonum si þin nama gehalgod tobecume þin rice gewurþe þin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofonum

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Is Shakespeare written in Old English?

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  1. Is Shakespeare written in Old English?

  2. No. This is Old English: “Fæderureþuþeeart on heofonum siþinnamagehalgodtobecumeþin rice gewurþeþinwilla on eorðanswaswa on heofonum urnegedæghwamlicanhlafsyle us to dægand forgyf us uregyltasswaswa we forgyfaðurumgyltendum and ne gelædþu us on costnunge ac alys us of yfelesoþlice.”

  3. This is Middle English: “Ourefadirþat art in heueneshalwid be þi name; þireume or kyngdom come to be. Be þiwille don in herþe as it is douninheuene. yeue to us today oureechedayes bred. And foryeue to us ouredettisþat is ouresynnys as we foryeuen to ouredettourisþat is to men þathansynned in us. And lede us not into temptacion but delyuere us from euyl.”

  4. This is Early Modern English “Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debters. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”

  5. Old English (450 to 1100)This ex. written 8th to 11th century ‘Fæderureþuþeeart on heofonum siþinnamagehalgodtobecumeþin rice gewurþeþinwilla on eorðanswaswa on heofonum urnegedæghwamlicanhlafsyle us to dægand forgyf us uregyltasswaswa we forgyfaðurumgyltendum and ne gelædþu us on costnunge ac alys us of yfelesoþlice.’

  6. Middle English (1100-1500)This is from Wyclif Bible 1348 ‘Ourefadirþat art in heueneshalwid be þi name; þireume or kyngdom come to be. Be þiwille don in herþe as it is douninheuene. yeue to us today oureechedayes bred. And foryeue to us ouredettisþat is ouresynnys as we foryeuen to ouredettourisþat is to men þathansynned in us. And lede us not into temptacion but delyuere us from euyl.’

  7. Early Modern English 1500-1800King James Bible 1611The same year as “The Tempest” ‘Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debters. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’

  8. We speak Late Modern English1800 - present

  9. Sources No Sweat Shakespeare http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespea re-old-english/ English Club http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

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