The Cockney accent has been used throughout the years to depict a certain type of character. As we watch the videos, notice the attributes the speakers have in common.
What do you notice about the characters who speak (or sing) with a Cockney accent?
What does this tell us about Stan Shunpike?
Writing dialogue when the character speaks with a distinctive dialect can be challenging…and some experts believe it should be used sparingly, if at all.
In The Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling uses distinct dialects with both Stan Shunpike and Hagrid. Do you think she “does it brilliantly” enough to make it worth the reader’s effort?
