A Personal Anthology of Shakespeare, compiled by Martin Clifton

by William Shakespeare · Free audiobook · 20 chapters

Librivox recording of A Personal Anthology of Shakespeare, compiled by Martin Clifton. Read by Martin Clifton This personal anthology is my choice of speeches from Shakespeare that I enjoy reading (that I would like to have had by heart years ago!) and that seem to me to illustrate his unsurpassed use of language. He was a man who seemed to know everything about human nature and as Orson Welles said 'he speaks to everyone and we all claim him'. I know that it has been said that 'it is impossible to be a great Shakespearian actor without an idiosyncratic and extraordinary voice' and this may be so, but that does not preclude ordinary mortals from reading, hearing and enjoying Shakespeare. (Summary by Martin Clifton) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B (16MB)

Chapters

• 1. As You Like It (Act 2, Scene 7) : All the World's a Stage1:41
• 2. Hamlet (Act 1, Scene 3) : To Thine Own Self Be True1:36
• 3. Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2) : What a Piece of Work Is Man1:24
• 4. Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1) : To Be or Not To Be2:01
• 5. Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 2) : Speak the Speech2:12
• 6. Julius Caesar (Act 1, Scene 2) : Bestrides the Narrow World1:47
• 7. Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 2) : If You Have Tears Prepare To Shed Them Now1:51
• 8. Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 2) : Friends, Romans, Countrymen2:01
• 9. Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 2) : Let Me Not Stir You Up1:22
• 10. Julius Caesar (Act 5, Scene 5) : This Was the Noblest Roman of Them All0:41
• 11. King Henry V (Act 3, Scene 1) : Once More Unto the Breach1:55
• 12. King Henry V (Act 4, Scene 3) : This Day is Called the Feast of Crispian1:43
• 13. King Richard III (Act 1, Scene 1) : Now is the Winter of Our Discontent2:19
• 14. Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 7) : If It Were Done1:47
• 15. Macbeth (Act 2, Scene 1) : Is This a Dagger2:06
• 16. The Merchant of Venice (Act 1, Scene 3) : Many a Time and Oft1:27
• 17. The Merchant of Venice (Act 3, Scene 1) : If You Prick Us Do We Not Bleed1:36
• 18. The Merchant of Venice (Act 4, Scene 1) : The Quality of Mercy1:26
• 19. Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, Scene 2) : What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks1:28
• 20. Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, Scene 2) : Romeo, Romeo1:10