These extracts provide a fuller illustration of the transcription described in Chapter 3. Capulet illustrates some of the more conservative choices discussed there.

From the beginning of Act I, Scene 2:

CAPULET

1. But Montague is bǝʊnd as well as ǝɪ,

2. In penaltǝɪ alǝɪke; ǝn tis nat ha:ɹd, ǝ think,

3. Fǝɹ men so: o:ld as we: tǝ ke:p the pe:ce.

PARIS

1. 4 Of honouɹǝble recknin a:ɹǝ yǝ bo:th,

2. 5 ǝn pitǝɪ tis yǝ lived ǝt odds sǝ long.

3. 6 But nǝʊ, mɪ lo:ɹd, hwɑt se: yǝ tǝ mɪ syuit?

CAPULET

1. 7 But se:yin o:ɹ hwɑt ǝɪ ǝv said bɪfo:ɹ:

2. 8 Mɪ chǝɪld is yɪt a stre:ngeɹ in the wɑɹld;

3. 9 Shɪ ath nat se:n the che:nge ǝ fo:ɹte:n ye:ɹs,

4. 10 Let two mo:ɹ sɤmǝɹs witheɹ in thǝɹ prǝɪde,

5. 11 ɛ:ɹ we: me: think ǝɹ rǝɪpe tǝ be: a brǝɪde.

PARIS

1. 12 Yɤngeɹ than she ǝɹ happǝɪ mɤtheɹs me:de.

CAPULET

1. 13 ǝn too soon ma:ɹed ǝɹ tho:se so: eaɹlǝɪ me:de.

2. 14 ea:ɹth ǝth swællowed a:ll mɪ ho:pes but she:;

3. 15 Shɪz the ho:peful le:dǝɪ of mɪ eaɹth.

4. 16 But woo ǝɹ, gentle Paɹis, get ǝɹ ha:ɹt.

5. 17 Mɪ will tǝ heɹ consent is but a pa:ɹt,

6. 18 This nǝɪght ǝ ho:ld an o:ld accɤstomed fest,

7. 19 Whe:ɹeto ǝɪ ave invǝɪted mænǝɪ a gest,

8. 20 Sɤch as ǝɪ lɤve; ǝn you amɤng the sto:ɹe,

9. 21 O:n mo:ɹe, mo:s welcome, me:kes mɪ nɤmbeɹ mo:ɹe.

10. 22 ǝt mǝɪ po:ɹ hǝʊse look to bɪho:ld this nǝɪght

11. 23 Eaɹth-treadin sta:ɹs that me:k da:ɹk heaven lǝɪght.