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A charming piece from an early play in this latest #DailyMonologue thread!
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An early precursor to the love triangle in Twelfth Night in this scene from The Two Gentlemen of Verona (a contender for Shakespeare’s earliest play). /1
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An early precursor to the love triangle in Twelfth Night in this scene from The Two Gentlemen of Verona (a contender for Shakespeare’s earliest play). /1
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Another #DailyMonologue thread. Claudius desperately searches for a chink of hope…
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King Claudius has only just put into motion his scheme to have his nephew, Hamlet, murdered. Yet he is now desperately probing how he may escape divine punishment for murdering his brother! /1
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Another #DailyMonologue thread completed.
Caliban hopes to have a new master…
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After his mum died, Caliban was left the sole resident of the island. Then Prospero showed up - who taught him speech, but has kept him under his thumb ever since he made a move on his daughter, Miranda.
Unexpected new arrivals give him a hope… /1
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“weasand” means “throat”. And “utensils” was, in Shakespeare’s day, pronounced “UTensils”. /2
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Another #DailyMonologue thread completed.
Here’s the master orator, Mark Anthony, with only a corpse for an audience!
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Mark Anthony, having played his cards right with the king killers, is left alone to prepare Julius Caesar’s body… /1
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Mark Anthony, having played his cards right with the king killers, is left alone to prepare Julius Caesar’s body… /1
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A red-faced Juliet, knowing she’s been overheard, lays her cards on the table… /1
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My recommendation for anyone studying Shakespeare’s monologues, or trying to choose one for performance: this humongous offering from @RSilverbush & @samiplotkin /End
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I’m studying #Shakespeare’s #monologues primarily with the help of this absolute doorstop of a book by @RSilverbush & @samiplotkin, which provides a truly deep dive into #Shakespearean monologues with great humour and wit! /End
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It is interesting to note the feminine caesuras and tails, leading up to the final tail: “…DEATH of PRINces.” Note how effectively the 2nd feminine caesura echoes the preceding tail. /6
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Dark forebodings from Calphurnia, Caesar’s wife. /1
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There are three pronunciations here that are alien to a modern ear.
Two are stressed differently: DEtestable, caNOnized
And “invocation” is expanded: invoca-shee-un
/2
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For studying Shakespeare’s monologues, I recommend this huge and highly entertaining tome by @RSilverbush & @samiplotkin. /End
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I’m studying #Shakespeare’s #monologues primarily with the help of this absolute doorstop of a book by @RSilverbush & @samiplotkin, which provides a truly deep dive into #Shakespearean monologues with great humour and wit! /End
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https://t.co/8bviH3jiAY
B or not a B. /17
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Metrical debates. /16
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Assorted Hamlets. Take your pick. /15
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By contrast, here we have what I call a “stomp & slide”: a heavy opening offbeat, and a light 2nd beat:-
DUM-DUM-di-di-di-DUM
NO TRAveller reTURNS
/12
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I break everything down here: /7
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Line 60 contains what was in Shakespeare’s day a metrical variation specific to dramatic verse: the “epic caesura”. I explain this variation in the 3rd photo below. /2
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