{"id":2776,"date":"2017-03-20T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T16:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2020-05-29T16:56:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T16:56:40","slug":"10-tips-and-tricks-to-feel-confident-with-your-shakespeare-monologue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-tips-and-tricks-to-feel-confident-with-your-shakespeare-monologue\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips and Tricks to Feel Confident with your Shakespeare Monologue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3>10 Tips and Tricks to Feel Confident with Your Shakespeare Monologue<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ps-logo_50x50.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by Performer Stuff Staff<\/p>\n<p>Updated May 29, 2020<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/know-the-basics-shakespeare\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shakespeare<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is in a class of his own when it comes to performance, which means that using a Shakespeare <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/all-the-best-monologues-on-performer-stuff-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">monologue<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has a whole new set of challenges to face when preparing for an audition.\u00a0 Which monologues are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/8-of-the-best-underdone-shakespeare-monologues\/\" target=\"_blank\">overdone<\/a><\/strong><\/span>?\u00a0 What is a good monologue for my type in Shakespeare?\u00a0 Here are some tricks and tips for those who are new to Shakespeare and need help on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/6-steps-to-memorizing-shakespeare\/\" target=\"_blank\">memorization<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and help on cracking the code on iambic pentameter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;re looking for a Shakespeare monologue to perform, here are some to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-of-the-best-shakespearean-monologues-for-women\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">10 of the Best Shakespearean Monologues for Women<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-of-the-greatest-shakespearean-monologues-for-men\/\">10 of the Best Shakespearean Monologues for Men<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1. What play are you auditioning for?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/globetheatre.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Bard has many, many monologues to choose from, and it may feel daunting when searching for the \u201cright\u201d one.\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at some factors first\u2014what show are you auditioning for?\u00a0 Is it a comedy?\u00a0 Tragedy?\u00a0 History?\u00a0 These are the three categories that Shakespeare\u2019s work can be placed into, after you know this, look for a monologue from the same category.\u00a0 <i>Romeo and Juliet?<\/i>\u00a0 Try <i>Trolious and Cressida<\/i>; another show about a war and pining lovers.\u00a0 <i>Midsummer<\/i>?\u00a0 Try <i>As You Like It<\/i> or <i>Much Ado<\/i>, other plays where lovers are searching for love and getting mixed up in mayhem on the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">2.\u00a0What is the age and status of your character?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/shakespeareguy2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Don\u2019t overlook the age and status of the character for which you are auditioning\u2014the same goes for your monologue too.\u00a0 Different ages and archetypes will have a different delivery in their performance.\u00a0 When it comes to age, Prince Hal is a character that spans many plays through <i>Henry V<\/i>,<i> Parts 1, 2, and 3<\/i>, and therefore ages as he goes, starting as a teenager and ending well into his 40s.\u00a0 Puck (<i>Midsummer<\/i>) is a character that has been played by men, women, children, and adults alike.\u00a0 Some characters show no bounds!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now, ask yourself, is your character a lover?\u00a0 A clown?\u00a0 A historical figure?\u00a0 It is usually easy to decipher if your character is high or low status based on whether they are written in verse or prose.\u00a0 Those with a higher position will have more authority and will speak in a more dignified and tasteful manner, whereas those who are base, the commoners of the town, will be more frank and not as regimented in their speech.\u00a0 Typically, high status is iambic, low status is prose.\u00a0 If a character speaks out of iambic, or is speaking to someone of a different class, they will change into the prose\/verse of the character they\u2019re speaking to.\u00a0 There are always clues in the text about what \u2018type\u2019 your character is.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">3.\u00a0Is this monologue overdone?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/thinking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The issue with Shakespeare is that there will forever, and always be, a finite amount of monologues to choose from in his works.\u00a0 At the end of the day, don\u2019t worry about a monologue being overdone; the trick is to make your delivery and performance the one that stands out above the rest.\u00a0 Certain directors may ask you to not use certain monologues, or have a list of those they\u2019d like you to use, and DO follow those instructions when auditioning.\u00a0 But the rest is up to you! However, like all directors, if you know the person you\u2019re auditioning for has been Puck in 15 different productions of <i>Midsummer<\/i>, it would best behoove you to stay away from that particular character and monologues.\u00a0 You could easily find another mischievous character, like Falstaff (any iteration), who will have great monologues to choose from that are the same \u2018type.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">4.\u00a0Scanning for clues.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/shakespearetext.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Shakespeare wrote for the masses.\u00a0 Everything about his work can be deciphered through the text.\u00a0 Nothing needs to be superimposed, all the clues you need for your understanding and intention are right there in his words.\u00a0 Understanding how Iambic Pentameter works is simple and can open the door to many explanations in text.\u00a0 Once you can scan Iambic, you can learn anything you need to know.\u00a0 Is there a syllable missing at the end of a line?\u00a0 There is always an explanation for an irregular speech pattern.\u00a0 Have an extra syllable?\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"http:\/\/shakespeare.nowheres.com\/faq\/faq29.php\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A character may get carried away or feel uncertain<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0Now, most scenes end with rhyming couplets, typically, right before a character exits.\u00a0 There is comedy when two characters keep throwing rhyming couplets out there, but no one leaves the scene (see the balcony scene from <i>Romeo and Juliet<\/i>).\u00a0 Shakespeare was all about the wit in his words, so use them!\u00a0 \u201cStop my mouth,\u201d then you must actually be stopped with another mouth!\u00a0 Stage directions never have to be implied.\u00a0 Direction, interaction, reactions\u2014they are all spelled out for you in his words.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">5.\u00a0Historical context.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/shakespearegrave.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are many words, phrases, and jokes to be found in Shakespeare, but sometimes they only exist in context of the Elizabethan and Jacobian era.\u00a0 For example, characters tend to be sick with \u2018melancholy;\u2019 having \u2018black bile,\u2019 giving them an unspeakable sadness inside (typically in tragedies).\u00a0 Audiences wanted to see extreme joy and sadness in Shakespeare\u2019s works, and Shakespeare would deliver through the four humors\u2014<span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"http:\/\/theshakespeareblog.com\/2014\/02\/sadness-and-the-four-humours-in-shakespeare\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Plenty of historical references and topical puns, much like the pop-culture references we have today, are peppered throughout Shakespeare\u2019s works.\u00a0 If you are working on Shakespeare, you must learn to differentiate between a codpiece and a coffer.\u00a0 There are many allusions and explanations that can only be found in historical context, which brings me to\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">6.\u00a0Always use a lexicon.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/books.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Make sure no matter what is in your speech, you should know exactly what you\u2019re saying and why you\u2019re saying it.\u00a0 Alexander Schmidt has a very helpful multi-volume series to help you figure out what words and phrases mean that may or may not be used in our vocabulary today.\u00a0 And, hey\u2014you can expand your own knowledge and vocab in the process!\u00a0 Shakespeare was a man of words; he loved to find new words and play with meanings of words when writing.\u00a0 There is a part of Love\u2019s Labors Lost where Costard exalts the gift of a \u2018remuneration\u2019 because it is equivilant to \u2018three farthings\u2019\u00a0 Then he receives a \u2018guerdon\u2019 for his work, which he finds worth <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-almost-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare\/of-wit-and-wordplay-love-s-labour-s-lost-3b345a6ac0da#.y96srd8po\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u2018better than remuneration, elevenpence farthing better<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u2019.\u00a0 Both remuneration and guerdon are synonyms for \u2018gift,\u2019 but Costard thinks that the words given to these types of money indicate their value.\u00a0 Even if you don\u2019t have a hard copy of a lexicon at your disposal, mostly anyone can find the answer they\u2019re looking for on the internet today.\u00a0 Make sure you decipher the text so that you can give the best performance possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">7.\u00a0Is there an \u2018other,\u2019 or is this monologue to the audience?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manspeaking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAll the world\u2019s a stage\u201d (<i>As You Like It<\/i>) is a very famous speech, but it should be presented quite differently than \u201cOh go not to these wars\u201d (<i>Henry VI<\/i>).\u00a0 Shakespeare is wont to have narrative characters that break the fourth wall and talk directly to the audience.\u00a0 If you are auditioning for a character that is, for all intents and purposes, the narrator, you can begin your monologue search with speeches that do just that.\u00a0 Likewise, if you are auditioning for a character that remains within the world they are in (maybe having an aside here or there, but mostly talking to others), search for monologues that address another person.\u00a0 When you differentiate who you\u2019re talking to, it is much easier to begin working on your monologue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">8.\u00a0Memorization.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/shakespeareguy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">For me, it is most certainly easier to memorize rhyme and iambic pentameter than any other type of script.\u00a0 Repetition always helps, and knowing the end of lines is super helpful because, typically, they do rhyme.\u00a0 Scan it, then forget it!\u00a0 Use the rhyme and rhythm to learn your words, but then forget the \u2018gallop\u2019 of iambic when you move to performance.\u00a0 Let the words come naturally just as they would in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/how-to-read-shakespearean-scansion-and-punctuation\/\" target=\"_blank\">blank verse<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and modern speech.\u00a0 Shakespeare\u2019s prose is a bit more difficult to learn, but as soon as you know \u2018what\u2019 you\u2019re saying and \u2018why\u2019 you\u2019re saying it, it becomes much easier to manage.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get too caught up in the language of it all\u2014if you know what you are saying as an<i> actor<\/i> through your <i>character<\/i>, memorization will become much simpler.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">9.\u00a0Command the stage.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/womanhappy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Don\u2019t be afraid of your own voice.\u00a0 You must command the language, command the words, and command your presence when performing Shakespeare.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let the enormity of the words make you feel intimidated; take your time to let them sit in your mouth, sit with your character, and truly effect your \u2018other\u2019 or the people you are speaking to while rehearsing.\u00a0 Take your time, breathe, relax into it, and make your monologue larger than life, just as Shakespeare wrote it to be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">10.\u00a0It\u2019s okay to look outside the box.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/girlwithskull.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many of Shakespeare\u2019s works are being done in a gender bent way, or all characters are played by one sex, so don\u2019t feel that you have to limit yourself with your choice of monologue or choice of performance.\u00a0 In Elizabethan\/Jacobian times, all characters were played by men\u2014so who\u2019s to say that if you\u2019re a girl you can\u2019t audition with a Benvolio monologue?\u00a0 Or having a man doing a Helena monologue?\u00a0 Once you accept that Shakespeare is just a commoner\u2019s day out at the theatre, no pretense, all the fear and trepidation are taken away from your performance.\u00a0 Live in the moment, no matter what that moment might be.<\/p>\n<br>\r\n<br><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">More Shakespeare? Yes, please!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/8-short-shakespeare-speeches-to-recite-while-washing-your-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\">8 Short Shakespeare Speeches To Recite While Washing Your Hands<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/o-i-am-slain-how-would-you-die-in-a-shakespeare-play\/\" target=\"_blank\">O I Am Slain! How Would You Die In A Shakespeare Play?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/top-10-list-of-the-most-offensive-shakespearean-insults\/\">Top 10 List of the Most Offensive Shakespearean Insults<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-words-you-use-every-day-that-were-invented-by-shakespeare\/\">10 Words You Use Every Day (That Were Invented By Shakespeare)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; 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