speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue
If you have ever tried to find a female Shakespeare monologue, you know it is a pain in the ass. Monologues are hard to find period because you have to love them and they have to suit you (I often find myself loving ones that would be horrible for me), but with Shakespeare monologues, the women say so little that finding one is a daunting task because there are so few choices.
For that reason, many actors, particularly women, choose to memorize a Shakespeare sonnet to do in place of a monologue. That is why my Shakespeare teacher told us to choose a monologue to work on this semester, in hopes that we will be able to use it down the road in auditions.
Wouldn't you know that I choose one of the sonnets that is written by a man about a man to a man? No women in the picture whatsoever, except that the man Shakespeare's talking to is as pretty as one!
Oh Willy Shakes, you make life so special.
For that reason, many actors, particularly women, choose to memorize a Shakespeare sonnet to do in place of a monologue. That is why my Shakespeare teacher told us to choose a monologue to work on this semester, in hopes that we will be able to use it down the road in auditions.
Wouldn't you know that I choose one of the sonnets that is written by a man about a man to a man? No women in the picture whatsoever, except that the man Shakespeare's talking to is as pretty as one!
Oh Willy Shakes, you make life so special.