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"Know anything about Shakespeare?"

I don't like having to ask as much as you won't like to have to read, but...

After spending countless months saying that I'm not going to university and that I'm going to enjoy a gap-year, I've got an a uni audition through clearing.

Situation: It's this Friday, and I have NOTHING prepared.

Aswell as having a regular monolgue memorised I'd probably profit from having a bit of Shakespeare, too. So... Does anyone know any Shakespeare monologues (preferably comedy rather than tragedy) for a young man (me) to play, and where can I find it (I don't own any Shakespeare)?

Cheers.

Smooth...

kk! Queen's, Belfast.

Memorandum! wrote:
> The Hibernator wrote:
> And Memo... which university are YOU going to? That is
> the question.
>
> Do you actually want to know or was it just an excuse to do
> that?

Both...



Also, I've found my monologue now, I'm going to read The part of Malvolio from "The Twelfth Night".

Midsummer's Night Dream.
Demetrius having a go at some girl who fawns over him, basically calling her a stupid dog and saying he hates her.
I played Demetrius and and *waves* Alison was Helena. To be in costume on a balmy evening in a marquee whilst a large-fronted lass played opposite.
I remember that scene cos I didn't learn it till the evening before:

Demetrius
"Do I entice you? do I speak you fair? Or, rather, do I not in plainest truth, tell you, I do not, nor I cannot love you?

Helena
"And even for that do I love you the more. I am your spaniel. And Demetrius, the more you beat me, I will fawn on you. Use me - but as your spaniel. Spurn me, strike me, neglect me, lose me, but give me leave, unworthy as I am, to follow you.What worser place can I beg in your love,-- And yet a place of high respect with me,- Than to be used as you use your dog?"

Gave me the Eng-Lit horn that did.
Er...Uni, yeah. Nice place.

The Hibernator wrote:
> And Memo... which university are YOU going to? That is
> the question.

Do you actually want to know or was it just an excuse to do that?

The Hibernator wrote:
> And Memo... which university are YOU going to? That is
> the question.

Hamlet was an emo gaylord.

Azul luvs u wrote:
> ahahahahah you know nothing about Shakespeare at all but you want to
> use some to try and get into a uni?
>
> Good luck to you mate...

I'm laughing aswell. I knew too well that I'd need a piece of Shakespeare much earlier in the year and never bothered getting one then. Alas, I am an idiot, I can happily admit it. So today I'm going back to college to talk to my old tutor, she's agreed to give me some audition advice.



Also, cheers tnc, good idea but I don't see it happening.

And Memo... which university are YOU going to? That is the question.

Yes, but if you have no idea and need an in-depth study pronto, you want it as easy as possible.

Shakespeare really isn't different enough to warrant needing a complete translation. Once you get into the swing of it it's easy, like Chaucer.

Wasn't the Taming of the Shrew one of his comedies?

Anywhom, I have a translated copy of Romeo and Juliet (English and Ye Olde Englishe) which I used to understand the stranger bits of the play. I know it isn't a comedy and I'm not sure if the level is deep enough but the guides are made by Stanley Thomas and cover the comedies; such as Henry V, Othello and Twelfth Night.

The only disadvantage being that it was published in 1984 and doesn't have a website. Just search for the title, Shakespeare Made Easy and the publisher, Stanley Thomas.

Better yet, write and buy a book before the deadline;

Ellenborough House,
Wellington Street,
CHELTENHAM,
Glos. GL50 1YW

(May help for searching)

If all else fails search for Alan Durband

Aha! I've found the site - [URL]www.shakespearemadeeasy.com/[/URL]