quot;Can one desire too much of a good thing?quot;.
As You Like It, Act IV, Scene I
The perfect application to help you study the work of the greatest english writer.
Features:
The complete set of 37 plays
Very fast and simple to use
Works offline, even in quot;airplane modequot;. Access all plays anytime, anywhere, no internet connection needed.
Powerful search system. Search by play, act, scene, speaker, line, etc. Perfect for studying
bookmark your favorite lines for quick future reference
Share any line by email Twitter, facebook etc.
Listen to the lines using Android39;s builtin Texttospeech synthesizer
Works in both portrait and landscape mode for easier reading
Optimized for all Android version from 1.6 to 4.0 ICS
FAQ:
Q: How can I share a line from the list?
A: Just pressing for 2 or 3 seconds and a menu with the available sharing options will appear
Q: How can I change the speech speed?
A: The speed of the speech is controlled by the TTS engine installed with Android. It can be set up by going to:
Settings gt; Voice input amp; output settings gt; Text to speech settings gt; speech rate
Q: I don39;t like the voice. How can I improve it?
A: The default texttospeech engine installed with Android is Pico TTS, its pretty simple and sometimes may sound a bit electronic. You can always install alternatives like eSpeak, SVox or IVONA from Android Market.
Q: How can I change the speech accent?
A: Just go to Menu gt; Settings and select the language. Currently, 2 accents are available:
English US
English GB

About the permissions:
We know you may be worried about the permissions required by the application so here is the explanation of why they are needed:
To load the ads used to support the development of the application, these permissions are required:
Full Internet access
View network state
About the speech synthesizer:
The texttospeech TTS technology may not be available in some devices. To check if your phone is able of speech synthesis: Menu gt; Settings gt; Voice input amp; output gt; Texttospeech settings.
If not installed, your device may ask you to install the TTS engine. An internet connection may be required. We recommend installing it before traveling as roaming data tariffs may be very expensive.
List of plays included:
COMEDIES
All39;s Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Love39;s Labour39;s Lost
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummer Night39;s Dream
Much Ado about Nothing
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter39;s Tale

HISTORIES
Cymbeline
Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
Henry V
Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III

TRAGEDIES
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
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