You might not be video my lucah bangatable to go to the theatre at the moment due to coronavirus social distancing measures, but that doesn't mean you can't still watch famous actors reciting iambic pentameter.
You just need to head over to Sir Patrick Stewart's Twitter feed for that.
On Saturday, the legendary stage and screen actor — who was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for over 15 years — shared a video of himself reciting an old classic: Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.
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Stewart didn't mention why he picked that particular sonnet, although the lyric about love being "an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken" seems pretty relevant at the moment.
SEE ALSO: Still doubt coronavirus concerns? Watch this doctor's powerful speech.The video got a solid 9,000+ retweets, and on Sunday night Stewart decided to post a follow-up.
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Yep, he's started at the beginning, with Sonnet 1. Does this mean we'll be getting a Shakespeare sonnet every day for the foreseeable future?
We can only hope...