Seeing this video was so helpful for me. I have an audition tomorrow to get into a college. I'm using Isabella's monologue from "O you beast" to "No word to save thee" and I had no idea if I wanted to make her a calm angry or over the top angry but after seeing this I know how I'm going to portray her. Your take on her is excellent!
PurplePirateHat: if you're Claudio, you die tomorrow.
If you're Isabella, you have one of two choices: deny Angelo and let your brother die, or go to Angelo and yield yourself to him. If you do the latter, you cannot become a nun. Your father will not have you in his house, and no one will marry you. Your fate will be to walk the streets as a prostitute, live a life of shame, and die young, probably of syphillis or something equally horrendous.
The monologue seemed to be too much for the actor at the time. He had a lot on his plate, and in the end, I was ok with him omitting it. This was my senior show, not the actual play, so just the scene was preformed. I wish it could have been in there too. And it was a year a half ago. I've done this scene since then with my Claudio doing the monologue and it's been lovely.
But I feel as if the Stakes could be raised alot more. You're gonna die tomorrow! Maybe working on inner monologues might help you bring out Claudio's true thoughts. Then again this was back in 07.
Seeing this video was so helpful for me. I have an audition tomorrow to get into a college. I'm using Isabella's monologue from "O you beast" to "No word to save thee" and I had no idea if I wanted to make her a calm angry or over the top angry but after seeing this I know how I'm going to portray her. Your take on her is excellent!
papercardboard 9 months ago
PurplePirateHat: if you're Claudio, you die tomorrow.
If you're Isabella, you have one of two choices: deny Angelo and let your brother die, or go to Angelo and yield yourself to him. If you do the latter, you cannot become a nun. Your father will not have you in his house, and no one will marry you. Your fate will be to walk the streets as a prostitute, live a life of shame, and die young, probably of syphillis or something equally horrendous.
This is life and death! Connecting now?
crooner87 2 years ago
The monologue seemed to be too much for the actor at the time. He had a lot on his plate, and in the end, I was ok with him omitting it. This was my senior show, not the actual play, so just the scene was preformed. I wish it could have been in there too. And it was a year a half ago. I've done this scene since then with my Claudio doing the monologue and it's been lovely.
Thank you for your comment! ;)
ForeverJuliet 2 years ago
Forget the monologue?
This is a really interesting approach to Claudio.
But I feel as if the Stakes could be raised alot more. You're gonna die tomorrow! Maybe working on inner monologues might help you bring out Claudio's true thoughts. Then again this was back in 07.
Good work though over all!
cowchin 2 years ago
AMAZING! I'm doing this in drama class, but it's really hard to connect to it, any advice?
PurplePirateHat 3 years ago