The First Folio Speeches for WomenPatrick Tucker A volume of monologues for women from the First Folio texts of Shakespeare's plays, from the famous to the less familiar. The texts are faithful to the layout, spelling and punctuation of the First Folio, providing clues for the performer to liberate meaning and emotional truth. Detailed notes on how to approach the texts complement the selections. |
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Patrick Tucker. NOTE 5 : CAPITALS AND ITALICS In verse , the first letter of each line is a Capital . Do not ignore the apparently random Capitalised words in the rest of the line . They are carefully chosen to give an actor's scoring ...
Patrick Tucker. NOTE 5 : CAPITALS AND ITALICS In verse , the first letter of each line is a Capital . Do not ignore the apparently random Capitalised words in the rest of the line . They are carefully chosen to give an actor's scoring ...
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... capitals help the understanding : See Note 5 . The thoughts are longer than might be imagined , especially the one that ends ' assur'd successe ' : See Note 2 . The alliterations work well for the character ' Loe / Lambes ; whilest ...
... capitals help the understanding : See Note 5 . The thoughts are longer than might be imagined , especially the one that ends ' assur'd successe ' : See Note 2 . The alliterations work well for the character ' Loe / Lambes ; whilest ...
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... Capital ) the end of a thought is a question mark : [ ? ] , or an exclamation mark : [ ! ] . If the thought is complicated , it may be made ... Capitals that are not at the start of a line- this will give you a series of stepping stones 174.
... Capital ) the end of a thought is a question mark : [ ? ] , or an exclamation mark : [ ! ] . If the thought is complicated , it may be made ... Capitals that are not at the start of a line- this will give you a series of stepping stones 174.
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
Notes on the Speeches | 22 |
Alls Well that Ends Well | 34 |
Copyright | |
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acted as questions actors alliterations and assonances Anthony argument attitude audience behold blood Brutus Cæsar CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ capitalised words capitals character choose the end Cleopatra clue colons and semi-colons CRUZ The University Cymbeline doth double entendre Editors change end words eyes feare feminine ending FOLIO VERSE NOTES full stop Gentlemen of Verona give half-line hath heaven hee's heere Henrie Condell Henry the Sixt Hermia Honor Husbands IMOGEN John Heminge Juliet Julius Cæsar Lady long thoughts looke Lord Macbeth mid-line endings Midsommer Nights Dreame Mistris nice Note 18 Note 22 Note 9 Patrick Tucker pause peize Pisanio play poore PORTIA Pucke punctuation QUEENE MARGARET repetition rhyming couplet Richard Romeo soliloquy Sonne speake speech starts spelling Sunne sweet teare thee thine thinke thou art thou shalt thy selfe Tragedie University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA Warre whole speech Wife wretched