I’m not sure how interested people will be but I think this is a lovely idea.
Sir Patrick Stewart – best known as Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Xavier from the X-Men films – has been reciting a Shakespeare sonnet every day since around the time we all went into coronavirus lockdown, on his Twitter feed.
It’s a far more accessible way to get to grips with the Bard’s poetry than I ever met before – although that may not be saying much; the language is dense, and it takes a bit of work to get to grips with it.
But, I don’t know, I think it might be worth the effort.
Here’s Sonnet One:
And why not have Sonnet Two, too:
Patrick Stewart is my most favored Captain
Just finished watching episode ten of Star Trek Picard
the ending was a bit sad tho.. but waiting for his new season to be made . . if i survive thru this pandemic…
Keep Safe Everyone . . .