Pronouncing Shakespearean Names

Pronouncing Shakespearean Names

An ever-expanding guide to pronouncing proper names found in Shakespeare's plays 


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KEY
a,e,i,o,u -- as in cat, bet, it, lot, nut.
â,ê,î,ô,û -- as in ate, mote, mite, mote, mute.
å -- as in America, freeman, coward.
ë -- as in her, fern.
ü -- as in burn, furl.

Characters in Hamlet

Hamlet
Gertrude
Claudius (klaw'-di-us)
Horatio (hô-râ'-shi-ô)
Rosencrantz
Guildernstern
Ophelia (ô-fêl'-i-å or o-fêl'-yå)
Polonius (pô-lô'-ni-us)
Laertes (lâ-ër'-têz)