text_original: It was these contemporaries that Moliere had to please, if he was to keep his theater open ; and this is what every great dramatist has had to do, Sophocles no less than Shakspere. We can see that Moliere took account of what was wanted by the Parisians of the second half of the seventeenth century, by the young King, by the burghers, and by the populace also.
text_transcription: IT WAS THESE CONTEMPORARIES THAT MOLIERE HAD TO PLEASE IF HE WAS TO KEEP HIS THEATRE OPEN AND THIS IS WHAT EVERY GREAT DRAMATIST HAS HAD TO DO SOPHOCLES NO LESS THAN SHAKESPEARE WE CAN SEE THAT MOLIERE TOOK ACCOUNT OF WHAT WAS WANTED BY THE PARISIANS OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY BY THE YOUNG KING BY THE BURGHERS AND BY THE POPULACE ALSO
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðiːz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz ðæt mˌoʊliˈɛɹ hædtə plˈiːz, ɪf hiː wʌz tə kˈiːp hɪz θˈiəɾɚɹ ˈoʊpən ; ænd ðɪs ɪz wʌt ˈɛvɹi ɡɹˈeɪt dɹˈæmətˌɪst hɐz hædtə dˈuː, sˈɑːfɑːkəlz nˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn ʃˈækspɚ. wiː kæn sˈiː ðæt mˌoʊliˈɛɹ tˈʊk ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv wʌt wʌz wˈɔntᵻd baɪ ðə pæɹˈɪʒənz ʌvðə sˈɛkənd hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, baɪ ðə jˈʌŋ kˈɪŋ, baɪ ðə bˈɜːɡɚz, ænd baɪ ðə pˈɑːpjʊləs ˈɔːlsoʊ.