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How is Capulet (from Romeo and Juliet) pronounced?


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is how it has been pronounced by every RSC trained actor I've met. FWIW ;)

 

ETA: While the French pronunciation looks and sounds good at first glance, recall that the Brits often pronounce the "t" of a word ending in "et", e.g. valet, which the English pronounce "val-et" not "val-ay".

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Great. Thanks a lot. I was afraid I was going to have to keep talking funny to my son all day: What's in your pock-ay? Where's my wall-ay?

 

Still, he would not agree with me that the word was pronounced Capu-let until you fine ladies chimed in. All the kids were waiting with bated breath to see what you would say.

 

And for a teaching moment: the correct word is bated, which is a contraction of abated. I just looked it up to make sure I didn't make a mistake. Gotta stay perfect, ya know. :001_smile:

 

Thanks again,

 

RC

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GA Shakespeare and the Shakespeare Tavern both say Cap-u-let.

 

A little hijack here...

 

I have been wanting to go to the Shakespeare Tavern. Did you enjoy it? The drama classes from my high school went today and had a nice time.

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