But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious.
Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off.
It is my lady; O, it is my love!
O that she knew she were!
She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that?
Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
I am too bold; 'tis not to me she speaks.
Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,
Having some business, do entreat her eyes
To twinkle in their spheres till they return.
What if her eyes were there, they in her head?
The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars
As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night.
See how she leans her cheek upon her hand!
O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!
This is a highly famous monologue, with some of the most famous words ever to be written. Normally this would therefore not be a great choice for an audition, however it is a suggested monologue from Royal Central as part of their list, and so I chose this monologue to oppose the emotions and objectives of the character in the Macbeth monologue. With a complete shift in these two factors, I am asked to portray a character that has developed a deep love and unwavering passion for a girl that he shouldn't! This monologue will allow me to illustrate my abilities as an actor, causing me to show differing emotions to that of my other characters in my other monologues.
It works well with the audition as it contrasts my other monologues, but also illustrates a character who is a lead in a love story, which is a character often produced by looking at the alumni of Royal Central, when people have gone on to take part in things such as Mammia Mia, Othello, Spring Awakening and many more narratives that incorporate 'love'.
This is a highly famous monologue, with some of the most famous words ever to be written. Normally this would therefore not be a great choice for an audition, however it is a suggested monologue from Royal Central as part of their list, and so I chose this monologue to oppose the emotions and objectives of the character in the Macbeth monologue. With a complete shift in these two factors, I am asked to portray a character that has developed a deep love and unwavering passion for a girl that he shouldn't! This monologue will allow me to illustrate my abilities as an actor, causing me to show differing emotions to that of my other characters in my other monologues.
It works well with the audition as it contrasts my other monologues, but also illustrates a character who is a lead in a love story, which is a character often produced by looking at the alumni of Royal Central, when people have gone on to take part in things such as Mammia Mia, Othello, Spring Awakening and many more narratives that incorporate 'love'.
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