Shakespeare Pro for the iPad has a completely redesigned interface to make reading luxurious on the iPad's larger screen. Read the complete works of Shakespeare (41 plays, 154 sonnets and 6 poems, including some 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 is packed with impressive features:

  • Customize your reading experience by choosing from a variety of color combinations, change the font family and size, display long or short character names, and toggle line numbers.*

  • Bookmark your favourite parts in addition to remembering the last page you viewed.

  • 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).

  • Quality texts are a top priority and our team spent over two years compiling and editing the best reference available.

  • 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.

  • Detailed scene breakdowns give you an overview of the scenes within each play, their locations, and the characters present in each.

  • Get the facts by reading up on Shakespeare's life, view data and chronology about his works, and an overview of scansion terminology.

  • 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.

These are just a few highlights of the great things in the Shakespeare Pro app for iPad. 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 fingers.

 

*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.

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