Performing a Speech
Okay, Jing and Farrah, here we go:
You are going to do two pieces of written work (in addition to memorizing and performing your speech). The first is a complete, very detailed explication, exploring every idea, every metaphor, fully breaking down the speech. The second is an in-play analysis. How does this speech fit into the play? What emotional state is the character experiencing? What does the character want? How do you envision this character in general? How can you explain his/her actions throughout the play?
Once you begin working on your performance, you need to bring all of the ideas you've written up into the speech - think of how you can communicate these through your words and your actions. How will you use props or set pieces (like a chair) to help emphasize a particular interpretation?
Suggestion: watch your speech in several different versions of the play and think about what you would like to do differently. There are quite a few available online (I can't really link, as our netnanny doesn't like youtube).
posted by Ms. Clapp @ 12:51 PM
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The speech I am doing is in Act 2, Scene 2, where Hamlet is still thinking about revenge over Claudius and comes up with the idea of forming a play to unravel the truth: Whether he is truely guilty of murdering Lord Hamlet or whether it is his mind playing tricks on him while he is weak and depressed.
I was wondering what you were going to do Jing? lol I'm curious.
And some ideas I have which might help is breaking down the monologue like we did in class as a group. I found it much easier to write my explication that way because all my ideas were all written down and now all I have to do is just write it out formly.
And I have a question for Mrs. Clapp. I was wondering are we acting out our speeches in class on the 25th. I just want to make sure so I can be prepared with propts and stuff.
thank you,
Farrah C ;)
P.S.
Do we write the explications and the in-play analysis in third person or in first person because there are questions that say "you" in them.
Hey Farrah, that seems like a fun scene to act out.I can see all the emotions within Hamlet trying to uncover the guilt of Claudius. I'm doing 3.3.73-96, this is the scene after yours when Claudius stops the play abruptly due to his guilt and hides to pray about his sins. Hamlet then witnesses his guilt, and decides to at this moment kill him and be revenged, but again, Hamlet takes no action.
You have some really great questions for Ms. Clapp too, I also think I would like to know the answers to them.
Good luck Farrah, I know you will do a wonderful job!
Thank you and good luck to you as well! I think that scene is perfect and you can write a lot about that.
Well I hope my answers are answered before vacay is done. And I'll see you Monday!
Farrah
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