The Sonnets by William Shakespeare iPad app

Will the celebrity interpretation spark or short-circuit a student’s own interpretive creativity? Were I to use this, I would want to use the video as one of several possible sources of authority, including the student’s own, original, interpretation.

‘So long lives this, and this gives life to thee’

The Sonnets by William Shakespeare allows you to enjoy, explore and understand these immortal works of literature as never before.

All 154 poems are performed to camera by an all-star cast including Sir Patrick Stewart, Kim Cattrall, Stephen Fry and David Tennant. The text highlights line by line as each sonnet is performed.

The Sonnets by William Shakespeare iPad app – Touch Press.

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