text_original: Their held was narrowly ted and the hampering conditions of the or: :i in Athens and in Rome did THE MODERNITY OF MOLIERE not tempt them indeed, did not permit them to achieve a large and liberal treatment of human nature. 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.
text_transcription: THEIR FIELD WAS NARROWLY RESTRICTED AND THE HAMPERING CONDITIONS OF THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN ATHENS AND IN ROME DID NOT TEMPT THEM INDEED DID NOT PERMIT THEM TO ACHIEVE A LARGE AND LIBERAL TREATMENT OF HUMAN NATURE 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
phonemes: ðɛɹ hˈɛld wʌz nˈæɹoʊli tˈɛd ænd ðə hˈæmpɚɹɪŋ kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðɪ ɔːɹ: :ˈaɪ ɪn ˈæθᵻnz ænd ɪn ɹˈoʊm dˈɪd ðə mɑːdˈɚnᵻɾi ʌv mˌoʊliˈɛɹ nˌɑːt tˈɛmpt ðˌɛm ˌɪndˈiːd, dɪdnˌɑːt pɚmˈɪt ðˌɛm tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ænd lˈɪbɚɹəl tɹˈiːtmənt ʌv hjˈuːmən nˈeɪtʃɚ. 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.