act three, scene one...are you sick of these yet?
moth, when you say "...all those three i will prove" hold up three fingers, then point to each finger at "by heart", "in heart", and "out of heart"...and armado, emphasize "am" in "i AM all these three."
moth, remember that "and yet nothing at all" is an aside to the audience. you may put your hand to your cheek to suggest that it is an inside joke between you and the audience, as long as you do not cover your face.
"a horse to be ambassador for an ass" should also be said toward the audience, but not as an aside since he hears you this time.
say "very slow-gaited" much slower than you normally speak. then pause to see if armado caught your insult...perhaps a little timid, thinking he might call you on it...instead he will laugh loudly again. then you will say "but i go."
armado, take a little more time with this short monologue to concentrate on annunciation and projection, as you give the cue line for moth and costard to enter. also, moth will need a little bit more time to get behind the bush, out of view of the audience, to release costard from his cell. he can not walk out on his own. sigh loudly, armado, after you say "i must sigh in thy face."
remember, costard, to be limping and hopping on one foot when you come out...it wasn't as obvious in the previous shows and so the breaking of the shin lines were fairly lost in confusion.
remember, all three, that the word salve rhymes with "have"...the L is silent. in the last show, you each pronounced it in different ways.
moth, emphasize "wise" in "do the WISE think them other?" as if making fun of how wise armado thinks he is.
armado, say the l'envoy lines as if teaching two children a simple math problem.
costard, say "the boy hath sold him a bargain; a goose, that's flat." as an aside to the audience. then the rest to moth.
costard, rub hands together at "o, marry me..." as the l'envoy you smell is money.
armado, take off costard's handcuffs after that line and throughout "by my sweet soul...etc." the cuffs should be off by the time you say "i give thee thy liberty..." so that you may give costard the letter and remuneration.
berowne, list "love, write, sigh, pray, sue and groan" like a cresendo of words.
moth, remember that "and yet nothing at all" is an aside to the audience. you may put your hand to your cheek to suggest that it is an inside joke between you and the audience, as long as you do not cover your face.
"a horse to be ambassador for an ass" should also be said toward the audience, but not as an aside since he hears you this time.
say "very slow-gaited" much slower than you normally speak. then pause to see if armado caught your insult...perhaps a little timid, thinking he might call you on it...instead he will laugh loudly again. then you will say "but i go."
armado, take a little more time with this short monologue to concentrate on annunciation and projection, as you give the cue line for moth and costard to enter. also, moth will need a little bit more time to get behind the bush, out of view of the audience, to release costard from his cell. he can not walk out on his own. sigh loudly, armado, after you say "i must sigh in thy face."
remember, costard, to be limping and hopping on one foot when you come out...it wasn't as obvious in the previous shows and so the breaking of the shin lines were fairly lost in confusion.
remember, all three, that the word salve rhymes with "have"...the L is silent. in the last show, you each pronounced it in different ways.
moth, emphasize "wise" in "do the WISE think them other?" as if making fun of how wise armado thinks he is.
armado, say the l'envoy lines as if teaching two children a simple math problem.
costard, say "the boy hath sold him a bargain; a goose, that's flat." as an aside to the audience. then the rest to moth.
costard, rub hands together at "o, marry me..." as the l'envoy you smell is money.
armado, take off costard's handcuffs after that line and throughout "by my sweet soul...etc." the cuffs should be off by the time you say "i give thee thy liberty..." so that you may give costard the letter and remuneration.
berowne, list "love, write, sigh, pray, sue and groan" like a cresendo of words.