What should Shakespeare sound like?
John Bell on ‘proper’ Shakespearean accents:
“As long as our actors are taught to exploit the timbre and range of their voices, to experiment with their emotive power, to employ clear diction and sharp articulation, accent is no consideration. We are speaking in our own country to our own audience. Until we are comfortable with our own voice, we can never own the material, be it Shakespeare or any other.”
