The Sonnets of William Shakespeare

Season 1

A leading actor reads a sonnet by William Shakespeare, which is then commented on by a writer. The sonnet is then performed once more in the light of the commentary, shedding new light on both the Elizabethan and modern meanings of these poems.

Where to Watch The Sonnets of William Shakespeare • Season 1

15 Episodes

  • Sonnet 8: "Music to Hear, Why Hear'st Thou Music Sadly?"
    E1
    Sonnet 8: "Music to Hear, Why Hear'st Thou Music Sadly?"
  • Sonnet 107: "Not Mine Own Fears, Nor the Prophetic Soul"
    E2
    Sonnet 107: "Not Mine Own Fears, Nor the Prophetic Soul"
  • Sonnet 35: "No More Be Grieved at That Which Thou Hast Done"
    E3
    Sonnet 35: "No More Be Grieved at That Which Thou Hast Done"
  • Sonnet 128: "How Oft, When Thou, My Music, Music Play'st"
    E4
    Sonnet 128: "How Oft, When Thou, My Music, Music Play'st"
  • Sonnet 18: "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
    E5
    Sonnet 18: "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
  • Sonnet 94: "They That Have Power to Hurt and Will Do None"
    E6
    Sonnet 94: "They That Have Power to Hurt and Will Do None"
  • Sonnet 53: "What Is Your Substance, Whereof Are You Made"
    E7
    Sonnet 53: "What Is Your Substance, Whereof Are You Made"
  • Sonnet 65: "Since Brass, Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea"
    E8
    Sonnet 65: "Since Brass, Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea"
  • Sonnet 66: "Tired with All These, for Restful Death I Cry"
    E9
    Sonnet 66: "Tired with All These, for Restful Death I Cry"
  • Sonnet 64: "When I Have Seen by Time's Fell Hand Defaced"
    E10
    Sonnet 64: "When I Have Seen by Time's Fell Hand Defaced"
  • Sonnet 25: "Let Those Who Are in Favour with Their Stars"
    E11
    Sonnet 25: "Let Those Who Are in Favour with Their Stars"
  • Sonnet 91: "Some Glory in Their Birth, Some in Their Skill"
    E12
    Sonnet 91: "Some Glory in Their Birth, Some in Their Skill"
  • Sonnet 87: "Farewell, Thou Art Too Dear for My Possessing"
    E13
    Sonnet 87: "Farewell, Thou Art Too Dear for My Possessing"
  • Sonnet 127: "In the Old Age Black Was Not Counted Fair"
    E14
    Sonnet 127: "In the Old Age Black Was Not Counted Fair"
  • Sonnet 144: "Two Loves I Have of Comfort and Despair"
    E15
    Sonnet 144: "Two Loves I Have of Comfort and Despair"

 

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