History Main / FloweryElizabethanEnglish

* In ''LegacyOfKain'', most of the dialog is Shakespearian speech, laden with archaisms and florid language.

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* Intriguing example in ''ShadowOfTheColossus''. [[SdrawkcabName Dormin]] speaks a fictional language, but his lines are translated into English as verses peppered with 'thees' and 'thous'.

* In ''WebComic/{{Shortpacked}}'', the Marvel Comics version of ''TheMightyThor'' is parodied at the end of [[http://www.shortpacked.com/blog/comic/book-4/08-the-gospel-of-faz/cap/ this strip]].

* Hibachi and the other [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]] in ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''.
* Minnie Mandy from ''GrimTalesFromDownBelow'' consistently speaks this way.

* In ''CalvinAndHobbes'', Calvin begins imagining people talking like this in real life after being forced to watch a historical drama on TV.

* Lampshaded in ''{{Foxtrot}}'', when Peter decides to base his paper on ''{{Hamlet}}'' not on any of the countless thematic or symbolic topics it presents, but on the biggest question it raises of all: "What's with all the 'prithees'?"

* Nathaniel Hawthorne�who lived and wrote in America during the Victorian Era�did this in most of his works (particularly ''TheScarletLetter'', which is at least somewhat {{justified|Trope}} as it takes place in the 17th century). However, he ''also'' used an archaic style in works set in contemporary times, which made character's dialogue seem wildly anachronistic.

* On ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries,'' the aged Vulcan matriarch T'Pau talks this way�presumably to show that, even by Vulcan standards, she's very old.

* Some churches, for the humor value, have No Parking signs that read "Thou shalt not park."

* ''TheSimpsons'', when they're at a RenaissanceFaire.

The immense popularity of Creator/WilliamShakespeare and the King James version of Literature/TheBible has made the style in which those works were written very popular. For this reason, FloweryElizabethanEnglish is often the first thing that writers turn to when they want to show that a character is ''extremely'' old-fashioned -- generally more so than an ordinary human could be. Their speech will be sprinkled with terms like "prithee" or "forsooth", and use obsolete pronouns like "thee" or "thou".

** It should be mentioned that this series is an example of [[TropesAreNotBad this trope working absolutely beautifully]]. The faux-Shakespearian script, highlighted by some of the best voice acting in video game history, is considered by many to be one of the best aspects of the series.

* Princess Luna from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' speaks this way in "Luna Eclipsed", having been [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned in the moon]] for the last thousand years. Surprisingly for a kids' show, [[ShownTheirWork it's all grammatically correct]] � not a stray "-eth" in sight.
** ''Mostly'' grammatically correct. There is some question as to whether she got all of the "thees", "thous", and "yous" right (specifically, there are a couple of places where she should have used "thine" but didn't). But it's still far closer than any other kids' show could dare hope to get.

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* A Geico commercial depicts the [[TheOldestTricksInTheBook Oldest Trick in the Book]] as being "Ha! Madest thou look" -- a reasonably correct usage, given that the subject of "to make" in that sentence is "I".
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* The English dub of ''Manga/Inuyasha'' has the elderly priestess talk this way, which is fair enough as she's from the Warring States Era. However, the writers apparently noticed that this was annoying, so ''only and specifically'' the priestess does it - every other character just speaks normal English, and Inuyasha himself is outright slangy.

* Nathaniel Hawthorne—who lived and wrote in America during the Victorian Era—did this in most of his works (particularly ''TheScarletLetter'', which is at least somewhat {{justified|Trope}} as it takes place in the 17th century). However, he ''also'' used an archaic style in works set in contemporary times, which made character's dialogue seem wildly anachronistic.

* On ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries,'' the aged Vulcan matriarch T'Pau talks this way—presumably to show that, even by Vulcan standards, she's very old.

* Princess Luna from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' speaks this way in "Luna Eclipsed", having been [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned in the moon]] for the last thousand years. Surprisingly for a kids' show, [[ShownTheirWork it's all grammatically correct]] — not a stray "-eth" in sight.

* In the ''Series/{{Bones}}'' episode "The Archaeologist in the Cocoon". The team solves a 25,000 year old murder involving both modern humans and Neanderthal. They are [[ShowWithinAShow recreating the scene]], and Dr. Hodgkins is playing the part of a Neanderthal male:
-->'''Dr. Hodgkins:''' Hark, I bring thee meat which we thus shall feast upon, and...

* In ''[[{{Literature/Foundation}} The Second Foundation]]'', Magnifico's speech is rendered similar to this (stated to be the accent of the galactic center). ''Foundation and Earth'' features a LostColony on Alpha Centauri speaking an even more archaic dialect (stated to be "Classical Galactic").

* In general, YHVH or his various incarnations from the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' speak like this.

* In general, YHVH or his various incarnations from the ''Fanchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' speak like this.

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[[caption-width-right:350:ComicBook/TheMightyThor and ComicBook/Hercules get into it. It seems that a mere "LeaveHimToMe" was not enough...]]

[[caption-width-right:350:It seems that a mere "LeaveHimToMe" was not enough...]]