text_original: He might as reasonably have declared that Shakespeare approved of suicide because he wrote a play about ' Cleopatra ' and an  other about ' Othello.'
text_transcription: HE MIGHT AS REASONABLY HAVE DECLARED THAT SHAKESPEARE APPROVED OF SUICIDE BECAUSE HE WROTE A PLAY ABOUT CLEOPATRA AND ANOTHER ABOUT OTHELLO
phonemes: hiː mˌaɪt æz ɹˈiːzənəbli hæv dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ ɐpɹˈuːvd ʌv sˈuːɪsˌaɪd bɪkˈʌz hiː ɹˈoʊt ɐ plˈeɪ ɐbˌaʊt klɪəpˈɑːtɹə ænd ɐn ˈʌðɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɑːθˈɛloʊ.