Shakespeare Punch - Version 1.0 A good introduction to Shakespeare through short, representative excerpts of dialogue and soliloquies. As students read, the program helps them gain the insight to write about characterization, metaphors and symbols, and the use of imagery. Help messages offer guidance throughout the program. Program prompts students step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing. Students’ completed paragraphs can be transferred to their own disks or to a word processing program.