There is a world of difference between reading these sonnets on a page and hearing them delivered by an actor who has been trained how to deliver Shakespeare.
+Alexandre Hamada Possi He is pronouncing it mostly right. He uses the Iambic pentameter and speaks somehow in an OP accent, thus it is quite accurate.
is this real? today I decided to memorize sonnet 18, look up an audio version and what do I find? david freaking tennant, my favorite actor ever!! life occasionally contains lovely surprises
what. i memorize this sonnet but when i started lip sync-ing him, i forget the lines! his beautiful voice is distracting me. and ugh don't forget his eyes.
Ethan Thompson yes I agree - that jokes so old can make us laugh or stories move us to tears, that a poem can still thrill the hearts so far removed in time from it's creation. I saw a midsummers nights dream many years ago and -when I wasn't laughing uproariously- marvelled that something written so long ago could still have a crowd on the floor. Is there truer magic?
I remember a while back for school I had to memorize this sonnet. I looked for audio of it and found this. I listened to this so many times that I felt like David's voice had become my own. I love his voice and the way he says the words. Great actor.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake- the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too- short a date. Sometime too- hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair- sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course,- untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to Time- thou grow'st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Okay so..... PLEASE DON'T TELL ME NO ONE THINKS THE LINE "When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st" SOUNDS LIKE THE DOCTOR. especially when some critics said this sonnet maybe writen for a man.
I might be biased because I have always been a David Tennant fan, but I love his performance of this sonnet, like all his Shakespeare performances he brings new life to the words of something heard often thrown away by actors as simplistic, he stresses the words and the meaning so well.
i can not decide my favorite shakespare's sonnet18 read by david tennat or tom hiddleston.. I enjoy their own way when reading this poem, their fascinating way to expressed word by word, i love both of them :)
my English teacher played this and i freaked out.. she then went on to say "i liked his british accent... how he read it." i explained that hes actually scottish
Scotland is in Britain. Scotsmen, Englishmen, Welshmen, and Irishmen are all technically British, so their accents would all be British as well. Most people think of English accents when they think of British accents, though, but all the other accents are British as well.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Oh my God. I had to watch it about three times just to be able to FOCUS ON THE WORDS he was saying! He's got the most gorgeous voice!!! And he's staring right at me as he's speaking. I mean, how much can one woman stand???
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
This reading misses the irony in the poem. The sonneteer hasn't actually described anything about his subject. By the end of it you know nothing about the qualities physical or otherwise of her. And yet he claims that this poem gives life to her (or him.)
Temperance and fairness. Youth. You have to let ambiguity be ambiguity sometimes. To say that the sonnet is only about poetry is a bit reductive. The words-giving-life thing is from the Ovidian tradition of love poems.
David Tennant reading me a Shakespeare sonnet, the only downside to that is it was over far too quickly! Why couldn't Shakespeare added another couple of stanzas?! By the way those 60 people that disliked this need to be put in straight jackets immediately.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or natures changing course untrimm’d: But thy eternal summer, shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou Оwest, Nor shall death, brag thou wandrest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time, thou growest, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
SONNET 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmd, But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
This is an utterly delightful interpretation, rhythmically sound, sound concerning its overall tone - and great in its literary caliber. I just wonder what a sort of an accent we're listening to, if that is normal British, perhaps, or some other accent of Britain. After all, the "-ter-" in "eternal" sounds quite strange.
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
He's done three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, so he's been Hamlet, Richard II, Benedick, Touchstone, Antipholus of Syracuse, and more.... But, yes, he also was in Doctor Who and LOTs of other tv shows and movies.
HAASEL Hello, I think The love book app is the other one. This one is called the sonnets by William Shakespeare. Here's the link. www.touchpress.com/titles/shakespeares-sonnets/ Enjoy. ;)
There is a world of difference between reading these sonnets on a page and hearing them delivered by an actor who has been trained how to deliver Shakespeare.
Did you enjoy his reading? I didn't at all. He erased all rhythm, and he's stressing all the wrong words, to me.
Alexandre Hamada Possi well, every person has their own interpretation.
nabbab nab You should know that Tennant played Richard II, which all is a play by Shakespeare!
+Alexandre Hamada Possi He is pronouncing it mostly right. He uses the Iambic pentameter and speaks somehow in an OP accent, thus it is quite accurate.
+Parth Datar Which is even tougher to do since his natural accent is Scottish.
is this real? today I decided to memorize sonnet 18, look up an audio version and what do I find? david freaking tennant, my favorite actor ever!! life occasionally contains lovely surprises
Yes it does!
true so true
Omg, same.
Yes it s real
True!
We saw this in English Class, and i may have fangirled a little bit... (I'm a guy)
Respect, dude. Respect.
As a strongly heterosexual man myself, I must strongly object to what's happening in my pants
Did you just assume your own gender, you bigot?!
I mean, I'm a lesbian but I still swoon a little. David Tennent transcends gender & sexuality. He is a god amongst us.
Correct title:
"Sonnet 18", by William Shakespeare. Recited by David Tennant.
Don't you know David Tennat has actually been Shakespeare all along
For me the video si more important than the title !!!!!!
For me if the title isn t corret it isn t a problem!
u have no testicles
what. i memorize this sonnet but when i started lip sync-ing him, i forget the lines! his beautiful voice is distracting me. and ugh don't forget his eyes.
I died.
***** good for you?
Honestly I dont care.
Why?😃
it's crazy to think that whoever Shakespeare was talking about really is living all these years later.
Ethan Thompson yes I agree - that jokes so old can make us laugh or stories move us to tears, that a poem can still thrill the hearts so far removed in time from it's creation. I saw a midsummers nights dream many years ago and -when I wasn't laughing uproariously- marvelled that something written so long ago could still have a crowd on the floor. Is there truer magic?
The person he is referring to I this sonnet is actually a guy.
What if this sonnet is actually a spell, and each time it's read out loud, the person it's about lives another year.
@@watermelononachair1076 oooooh cool idea
Bro
How can the dislike button even exist on this video?
Dis I Like*
+Keziah Chung 👍
I remember a while back for school I had to memorize this sonnet. I looked for audio of it and found this. I listened to this so many times that I felt like David's voice had become my own. I love his voice and the way he says the words. Great actor.
Yh. I am trying to learn this sonnet because it's the shortest shakespeare one I could find. Laziness or what. It's a pretty good one though
It's obvious how much he loves this text.
David Tenant is a bright and shining light in the night.
Is it just me or did you expect him to whip out his sonic and shout Allonsy! No? Just me then.
I wanted him to!
No I did too! XD yay I'm not alone
He’s been in so many wonderful things that I’m hard pressed to see him as just the Doctor anymore even though he is my favorite one
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake- the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too- short a date.
Sometime too- hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair- sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course,- untrimmed;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time- thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
I think I stopped breathing for a moment. Woah I love the way he reads it. *Quiet*
Who could give this thumbs down? I think my heart just stopped!
Okay so.....
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME NO ONE THINKS THE LINE
"When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st"
SOUNDS LIKE THE DOCTOR.
especially when some critics said this sonnet maybe writen for a man.
It sounds like that because he is David Tenant, the actor of the 10th doctor.
BEST DOCTOR EVER!! Yes I had to say it all CAPS.. hahahahha... David Tenant is so brilliant.
It's interesting how this sonnet can take on different meanings when a different person (male, female, child, etc) recites it.
I might be biased because I have always been a David Tennant fan, but I love his performance of this sonnet, like all his Shakespeare performances he brings new life to the words of something heard often thrown away by actors as simplistic, he stresses the words and the meaning so well.
i can not decide my favorite shakespare's sonnet18 read by david tennat or tom hiddleston.. I enjoy their own way when reading this poem, their fascinating way to expressed word by word, i love both of them :)
I CAN'T DECIDE TOO
Check out Peter O Toole's reading. It is gorgeous.
*fans self* Is it hot in here? It is definitely, definitely hot in here.
djs
Right? It feels like a boiler room.
Yes David, i will marry you! ... Wait, what do mean there wasn't a question?!
I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED THIS BUT OMG
my English teacher played this and i freaked out.. she then went on to say "i liked his british accent... how he read it." i explained that hes actually scottish
Scotland is in Britain. Scotsmen, Englishmen, Welshmen, and Irishmen are all technically British, so their accents would all be British as well. Most people think of English accents when they think of British accents, though, but all the other accents are British as well.
+XxSILVER.SPARKLESxX That's like someone having an American accent and you explaining that they are actually from Texas.
+xWHITExEAGLEx It's more like your teacher saying someone has an American accent and you saying its Texan
A Scottish accent is one of the British accents. But it's not one of the English accents.
This is an old thread but Irish men are NOT British thank you very much
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
very nice :)
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Found third video in my English class and it’s perfect
Wonderfully spoken!
Why cant people charm you by reading sonets anymore
he sounded very sweet
Shakespeare aside, this is... So hot. David Tennant, his gorgeous eyes looking into the camera, the partially unbuttoned shirt... I'm melting
I like his interpretation, but I mostly come to this vid because Tennant's voice is so soothing, it helps me sleep
I went through about ten videos of terrible before i dug out this absolute gem
Thank god for youtube because i got to memorize this xD
oh lord up above im melting!!!!!! that accent tho. Sonet at me Doctor! i promise im not insane!
dies*
David Tennant always impresses when reading Shakespeare and this sonnet is no different. 10/10
I like his reading, but don't read the transcript on here, it's not accurate.
God bless you , David Tennant . I am praying for thee , beseeching jesus to help you in your acting career .
Oh my God. I had to watch it about three times just to be able to FOCUS ON THE WORDS he was saying! He's got the most gorgeous voice!!! And he's staring right at me as he's speaking. I mean, how much can one woman stand???
its Kilgrave!
that is just great.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
So perfect
kut cambridge
You have an epic voice. Very soothing.
We don't really need to talk about how many times I've watched this, do we?
....Just hear Tom Hiddleston read this, now David
some help I'm swooning
Lovely! ❤❤
no, not good
David Tenant has such lovely enunciation skills! It's fascinating to hear the meaning of the poem come through so clearly.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
I have remember Sonnet 18 for class and this is the best way to remember
What is that app?
holly rose hawgood
Can I say that the person in the video is unable to read it in the manner in which poetry must be red.
My absolute favorite sonnet... So glad to have found this!
I’m sorry, but I am not impressed with his rendition. The tempo was too fast and the emphasis on the words to monotonous.
I needed this...
This reading misses the irony in the poem. The sonneteer hasn't actually described anything about his subject. By the end of it you know nothing about the qualities physical or otherwise of her. And yet he claims that this poem gives life to her (or him.)
Temperance and fairness. Youth. You have to let ambiguity be ambiguity sometimes. To say that the sonnet is only about poetry is a bit reductive. The words-giving-life thing is from the Ovidian tradition of love poems.
This is GCSE stuff. Very obvious to me that he doesn’t understand this poem.
Sorry .. Pacino's reading much better ..
what's this app?
Wonderfully recited
his wife is so lucky and that’s all i gotta say
What app is this
+Mariah Bell Shakespeare's Sonnets, by Touchpress. For iPads only.
I need to reference this. Could you please correct Shakepeare's name to William with a double ll. Thank you.
Oh and also David's surname is Tennant. If you could fix that too please.
Is this an app?! If so, what's it called? I need it!!!
David Tennant reading me a Shakespeare sonnet, the only downside to that is it was over far too quickly! Why couldn't Shakespeare added another couple of stanzas?! By the way those 60 people that disliked this need to be put in straight jackets immediately.
Didn’t get it at all did you?
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or natures changing course untrimm’d:
But thy eternal summer, shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou Оwest,
Nor shall death, brag thou wandrest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time, thou growest,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
0.16. "the darling buds of May." and I understood Dalek and was really confused
No passion.
SONNET 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmd,
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
#Apple if your reading this please do an iPhone version or an android version. Thanks 🙏🏼
TIL David Tennant is William Shakespere.
i think i prefer harriet walter's version. u can feel the emotions..
Well... I *WAS* wearing clothes.
Thank you riddler for this pronounce
🅒🅞🅞🅛
0:06
0:47
I think I just swooned a little.
what is the name of the application
I have to remember this for AP lit
This is an utterly delightful interpretation, rhythmically sound, sound concerning its overall tone - and great in its literary caliber. I just wonder what a sort of an accent we're listening to, if that is normal British, perhaps, or some other accent of Britain. After all, the "-ter-" in "eternal" sounds quite strange.
David Tennant is a Scot, this is his natural voice.
Yes it is it's called Shakespeare sonnet
thank you so much
Sonnet 18:
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Alex turner????
Ten's asmr
which app?
hot voice
Excellent
isn’t this guy from like dr who or something
He's done three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, so he's been Hamlet, Richard II, Benedick, Touchstone, Antipholus of Syracuse, and more.... But, yes, he also was in Doctor Who and LOTs of other tv shows and movies.
#Dépression
0:5
0:05
What app is this called?!!
The Love Book App
HAASEL Hello, I think The love book app is the other one.
This one is called the sonnets by William Shakespeare.
Here's the link. www.touchpress.com/titles/shakespeares-sonnets/
Enjoy. ;)