Shakespeare Speaks is an amusing series of 20 animated shorts. Each episode explains the meaning and use of a well-known modern English expression that appeared in Shakespeare’s work, such as: “Forever and a day”, “In a pickle” and “All that glisters is not gold”.

Watch the episodes.

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