I think Shakespeare is like a dialect. If I heard a broad Scots accent, I'd probably struggle at … - Ralph Fiennes

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Ralph Fiennes

I think Shakespeare is like a dialect. If I heard a broad Scots accent, I'd probably struggle at first but then I'd start to look for words I recognise and I'd get the gist. I think Shakespeare is like that.

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