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All The World's A Stage: Shakespeare's Speeches



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All The World's A Stage: Shakespeare's Speeches


Author : William Shakespeare

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 20 minutes

Categories : Shakespeare
Classic Literature

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Romeo & Juliet - Act I, Scene III

"O Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo". This impassioned speech is beautifully spoken by Fay Compton in this BBC Sound archives recording. 


Hamlet - Act III, Scene I

'To be or not to be - that is the question….' In this BBC Sound Archive recording, Michael Redgrave stars as Shakespeare's troubled Prince of Denmark.


Henry V - Act IV, Scene III

'This day is called the feast of Crispian….' In one of the most famous and inspirational of Shakespeare's speeches, Richard Burton's rich and resonant voice delivers Henry V's address to his army on the eve of Agincourt!


King Lear - Act II, Scene IV

'I prithee, daughter, do not make me mad…' Alec Guinness's performance as King Lear stirs the listener in this recording from the BBC Sound Archives.


Macbeth - Act I, Scene VII

'If it were done when 'tis done…' From the BBC Sound Archives, one of Shakespeare's most famous and memorable speeches, with Paul Scofield and Peggy Ashcroft as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, bringing these ominous words vividly to life.


Macbeth - Act II, Scene II

'Is this a dagger which I see before me…..' With Denis Quilley as Macbeth, this recording from the BBC Sound Archives brings Shakespeare's memorable words to life..


Richard III - Act I, Scene I

'Now is the winter of our discontent….' Ian Holm delivers King Richard IIIs soliloquy, bringing Shakespeare's wonderful lines, full of pyschological insight, vividly to life.


The Merchant Of Venice - Act IV, Scene I

'The quality of mercy is not strained….' In this recording from the BBC Sound Archives, Hannah Gordon is Shakespeare's wise Portia.




speeches
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Victor R. Naive Jr. from cagayan de Oro City 9000 - 24 Jul 2007



Great Model
4

Agnes P. Ladia, ed.D. from Tarlac City, Tarlac - 09 Sep 2007


I find the material very authentic especially for second language learners who wish to capture the "speech" of the native speakers.

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Captain Blood - Episode 13: Hostilities
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Captain Blood - Episode 13: Hostilities

Author : Rafael Sabatini
Performed By : Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Runtime : 25 minutes
Categories : Audio Theater
Drama
Dramatizations
Action & Adventure
Historical
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The Greatest Pirate Adventure Of Them All!

The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air is proud to present Rafael Sabatini's adventure classic, "Captain Blood," fully dramatized for the first time. Dr. Peter Blood is arrested and sentenced to hang for treating a wounded rebel. Instead of death, he is sent to Barbados as a slave. When the Spanish attack the port city of Bridgetown, he and his fellow slaves capture the Spanish ship and set out to sea, where he becomes the notorious Pirate, Captain Blood. Battles on Sea and on Land, daring escapes, sword duels to the death, a touch of romance, and a magnificent score by Jeffrey Gage, “Captain Blood” is a swashbuckling adventure on a very grand scale! Presented in 17 episodes.

The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood.
Starring Jerry Robbins, Amy Strack, Deniz Cordell, J.T. Turner, Joseph Zamparelli Jr, Hugh Metzler, Aaron Smith, Tom Berry, James Turner, Leigh Berry and the Colonial Radio Players.

Executive Producer Mark Vander Berg.
Music by Jeffrey Gage.
Dramatized for Audio, Produced and Directed by Jerry Robbins
© 2006 Colonial Radio Theatre.

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