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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... spelling , punctuation and line arrangements found there . This is done because I believe that the Folio text includes , in its original form , particular acting clues that help all actors , directors , teachers and general readers , to ...
... spelling , punctuation and line arrangements found there . This is done because I believe that the Folio text includes , in its original form , particular acting clues that help all actors , directors , teachers and general readers , to ...
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... SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION The original spelling was phonetic . They also had many words with an extra ' e ' , such as heare , keepe , selfe , soule , againe , naile , walles , ribbes , which are to be pronounced the way they are today ...
... SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION The original spelling was phonetic . They also had many words with an extra ' e ' , such as heare , keepe , selfe , soule , againe , naile , walles , ribbes , which are to be pronounced the way they are today ...
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... spelling of ' hee ' is interesting : See Note 6 . The speech is made up of rhyming couplets : See Note 11 . ' ore ' o're ( over ) . = A Midsommer Nights Dreame , II - 1 TYTANIA These FIRST FOLIO SPEECHES FOR WOMEN 61.
... spelling of ' hee ' is interesting : See Note 6 . The speech is made up of rhyming couplets : See Note 11 . ' ore ' o're ( over ) . = A Midsommer Nights Dreame , II - 1 TYTANIA These FIRST FOLIO SPEECHES FOR WOMEN 61.
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