text_original: Shakspere, as it happened, never undertook the comedy of manners which is also a comedy of character, perhaps because his social background did not supply the mate  rial for this special type of comedy. The Lon  don of the Virgin Queen lacked the urbanity of the Paris of the Grand Monarch.
text_transcription: SHAKESPEARE AS IT HAPPENED NEVER UNDERTOOK THE COMEDY OF MANNERS WHICH IS ALSO A COMEDY OF CHARACTER PERHAPS BECAUSE HIS SOCIAL BACKGROUND DID NOT SUPPLY THE MATERIAL FOR THIS SPECIAL TYPE OF COMEDY THE LONDON OF THE VIRGIN QUEEN LACKED THE URBANITY OF THE PARIS OF THE GRAND MONARCH
phonemes: ʃˈækspɚ, æz ɪt hˈæpənd, nˈɛvɚɹ ˌʌndɚtˈʊk ðə kˈɑːmədi ʌv mˈænɚz wˌɪtʃ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ kˈɑːmədi ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ, pɚhˈæps bɪkˈʌz hɪz sˈoʊʃəl bˈækɡɹaʊnd dɪdnˌɑːt səplˈaɪ ðə mˈeɪt ɹˈaɪəl fɔːɹ ðɪs spˈɛʃəl tˈaɪp ʌv kˈɑːmədi. ðə lˈɑːn dˈɑːn ʌvðə vˈɜːdʒɪn kwˈiːn lˈækt ðɪ ɜːbˈænᵻɾi ʌvðə pˈæɹɪs ʌvðə ɡɹˈænd mˈɑːnɚk.