Patrick Stewart recites Shakespearean sonnets daily on Twitter
Shakespearean actor and Star Trek: The Next Generation star Sir Patrick Stewart has launched a personal project on his Twitter account.
He plans to read a different Shakespearean sonnet daily for his 3.3 million followers.
He was inspired to take on this personal challenge after he received a great response after reading Sonnet 116.
"I was delighted by the response to yesterday's posting of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, and it has led me to undertake what follows...," he wrote on Twitter.
He then launched his series with Sonnet 1.
Watch Sir Patrick read more sonnets here.
Sir Patrick Steward was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1982.
He became well-known outside of Britain when he starred as Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
He reprises his role as Captain Picard in web series Star Trek: Picard.
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