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.
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
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.