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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... SINGLE ' O ' The single ' O ' is not quite the same as ' oh ' . ' O ' is more like an emotion or exclamation , and can be expressed as a sound . The volume or pitch of the sound is entirely up to you . Most actors swallow their ' O's ...
... SINGLE ' O ' The single ' O ' is not quite the same as ' oh ' . ' O ' is more like an emotion or exclamation , and can be expressed as a sound . The volume or pitch of the sound is entirely up to you . Most actors swallow their ' O's ...
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... single ' O ' is a useful guide : See Note 12 . In the middle of the tirade , the mid - line ending gives it impetus : See Note 18 . Editors change ' first life coats ' to ' first , like coats ' . ' Loe ' = look . A Midsommer Nights ...
... single ' O ' is a useful guide : See Note 12 . In the middle of the tirade , the mid - line ending gives it impetus : See Note 18 . Editors change ' first life coats ' to ' first , like coats ' . ' Loe ' = look . A Midsommer Nights ...
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... single speech , and so is a big clue as to her attitude : See Note 23 . The separations of ' this certaine ' , ' is such ' , and ' his sur- name ' are useful in feeling her mood : See Note 20 . The speech is also shaped by her ...
... single speech , and so is a big clue as to her attitude : See Note 23 . The separations of ' this certaine ' , ' is such ' , and ' his sur- name ' are useful in feeling her mood : See Note 20 . The speech is also shaped by her ...
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