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Shakespeare Pro

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Shakespeare Pro™ includes all the features of the free Shakespeare app; the complete works of Shakespeare (41 plays, 154 sonnets and 6 poems, including doubtful works) and search the concordance to find the exact word or phrase you’re looking for (with “relaxed” searching to find words close to your search term).

Shakespeare Pro for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is packed with these impressive features:

➸ QUALITY TEXTS are a top priority and our team spent over two years compiling and editing the best references available. In the updated editions, the text is even more clear and each individual character is uniquely identified.

➸ FIRST FOLIOS AND QUARTOS in original spelling show the works as they were originally published in Shakespeare’s time.

➸ AN INTEGRATED GLOSSARY, based on the bestselling lexicon by David & Ben Crystal, Shakespeare’s Words™ is included. Once this powerful feature is activated, simply tapping on an entry will display its definition in context (not just a general definition).

➸ CUSTOMIZE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE by choosing from a variety of color combinations, change the font family and size, display long or short character names, jump around to different scenes, and view line numbers (*read the note below about line numbering).

➸ BOOKMARK YOUR FAVORITE PARTS in addition to remembering the last page you viewed. Even copy/paste that great line.

➸ SCENE DESCRIPTIONS break down the action in each and every scene throughout the works.

➸ CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS help you better understand the actions and motivations of every character.

➸ GET THE FACTS by reading up on Shakespeare’s life, view data and chronology about his works, and an overview of scansion terminology.

➸ DETAILED SCENE BREAKDOWNS give you an overview of the scenes within each play, their locations, and the characters present in each.

➸ SHAKE YOUR DEVICE for Shakespeare himself to display a random memorable quote.

➸ BROWSE THE GALLERY of famous Shakespeare portraits.

➸ TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE, a series of 20 short versions of Shakespeare’s plays aimed at a younger audience, are included for free.

➸ SWITCH ON AUTO-SCROLL to automatically scroll the text as you read and control the speed by tilting your device‚ or even turn your device into a mini-teleprompter.

➸ THE SHAKESPEARE PASSPORT is your virtual ticket to events and exhibitions all over the world. Just show the passport on your device for great benefits at participating venues. More information at ShakespearePassport.com.

These are just a few highlights of the great things in Shakespeare Pro. If you’re a student, professor, actor, or just plain love the Bard, this must-have app ensures you have the complete works at your fingertips.

Works contained: All’s Well That Ends Well, Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Double Falsehood, Edward III, Hamlet, Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2), Henry V, Henry VI (Parts 1-3), Henry VIII, Julius Caesar, King John, King Lear, Love’s Labours Lost, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Merchant of Venice, Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Pericles, King Richard II, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, Sir Thomas More, Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus, Troilus and Cressida, Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Two Noble Kinsmen, The Winter’s Tale, Sonnets, Venus & Adonis, Rape of Lucrece, A Lover’s Complaint, Passionate Pilgrim, Phoenix & Turtle, To the Queen

The Shakespeare and Shakespeare Pro apps are a cooperative project between Readdle and PlayShakespeare.com.

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*NOTE: Line numbers are NOT the same between different editions of Shakespeare’s plays, though they are relatively close. The Riverside, Arden, Folger, Shakespeare Pro and other editions all have slightly different line numbering due to the way each editor approaches the texts.

What's new

Version 1.5 brings a number of new features and bug fixes:

✔ Added First Folio editions of 37 plays (with original spelling and font)
✔ Added First Quarto editions of Sonnets, Two Noble Kinsmen and Edward III (with original spelling and font)
✔ Added Third Folio of Pericles (with original spelling and font)
✔ Major overhaul to Shakespeare’s Words glossary definitions, better identification of word instances
✔ Major update to editions of plays, including identifying each individual character (each messenger, servant, etc. given individual names)
✔ Added scene descriptions for every scene in every play
✔ Added character descriptions for every character in the works of Shakespeare
✔ Improved search results browsing and better results titles
✔ Expanded Facts section, fixed some text formatting errors
✔ Improved quote source browsing
✔ Fixed Shakespeare Passport flags
✔ Updated Shakespeare portraits
✔ Overall speed and stability
✔ Fixes to long character names
✔ Improved search speed
✔ Minor text corrections
✔ General stability enhancements and compatibility fixes

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Last changed:

May 07, 2012

Category:

Education

Developer:

Readdle

Version:

1.5

Average Rating:

4.50 (11)

Size:

134.1 MB

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