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Monologue Reflections

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For this past week, all of the girls including myself in my acting elective have memorized and preformed a monologue. We all had chosen one that we liked and had brought it to the class. I preformed one by Shakespeare, a monologue form Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was from Helena’s perspective and how betrayed she felt from her best friend Hermia. I really enjoyed my monologue and learned a lot in the process of memorization, and adding emotion and creating Helena my own character. I had a hard time with memorization at first, but I found the more I read it, the easier it became to become Helena and not trip up on the old english words.

My classmates also did a beautiful jobs on their monologues. For example, Lexie had done a monologue from her favorite television show Glee. At the beginning of her memorization I thought the monologue was going to be boring. But, at her final recitation I was certainly proven wrong. Lexie did a beautiful job portraying Rachel and also she made the monologue her own. So in the end, you didn't think of Rachel when she did the monologue, you thought of Lexie. I think personally her monologue was very good because you could tell that she was passionate about what she was saying. I find when you do things you enjoy they always turn out better.

Sam, Jeminah, and Maddie also had very strong monologues. Although I won’t go into extensive detail about all of them, they were most certainly amazing. Sam, did a great job being Charlie Brown. She was awkward, witty, and nervous all standout traits of Charlie Brown. Jeminah’s monologue was very powerful. When she was doing it you could feel her anger, her sadness. It literally took my breath away. For Maddie, she had a hard time memorizing because she was sick, but she persevered and still delivered a great monologue. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this assessment and hope we do more things like it. It was a great experience to learn a monologue in a controlled amount of time and make it wonderful. I am so proud of myself and my classmates. Great job girls! 

- Lindsay

Midsummer Night's Dream Monologue

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Monologue Content:

Act III Scene II

Lo, she is one of this confederacy!

Now I perceive they have conjoin'd all three

To fashion this false sport, in spite of me.

Injurious Hermia! most ungrateful maid! 

Have you conspired, have you with these contrived

To bait me with this foul derision?

Is all the counsel that we two have shared,

The sisters' vows, the hours that we have spent,

When we have chid the hasty-footed time 

For parting us,--O, is it all forgot?

All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence?

We, Hermia, like two artificial gods,

Have with our needles created both one flower,

Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, 

Both warbling of one song, both in one key,

As if our hands, our sides, voices and minds,

Had been incorporate. So we grow together,

Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,

But yet an union in partition;

Two lovely berries moulded on one stem;

So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart;

Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,

Due but to one and crowned with one crest.

And will you rent our ancient love asunder, 

To join with men in scorning your poor friend?

It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly:

Our sex, as well as I, may even chide you for it,

Though I alone do feel the injury.

First Two Weeks of Acting Elective

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        So, this past week has been the end of my first two weeks of school, and also the first two weeks of my acting elective. I have learned so much in these past two weeks and I am excited to learn more and grow as an actress through this elective. For the past couple of days we have been working on our monologues. I have chosen a monologue from the famous Shakespeare play, Midsummer Night's Dream. The certain monologue I have selected is when Helena has an issue with Hermia that has to do with gossip. Although I am not exactly sure why I have chosen this exact scene, I am delighted to be able to have the chance to present it and learn more about Shakespeare through this monologue. Also, since I have always been skittish when it comes to public speaking, of I think this will be a good way to help me get over that fear and start to be more comfortable speaking to groups of people. Even though right now I have been trying to memorize and get a feel for the poem, I hope this week we will go over appropriate uses of emotion and also when pauses and other tones are good to use. Overall it has been a great first two weeks at school!

Till next time, Lindsay

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Bits About Myself

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        I'm Lindsay, my friend Victoria calls me Linly, my Grandmother calls me Linz, and my Mother, well she calls me Labella. So basically, you can call me any extension of my name as you wish.  I love to dance, and I used to be an avid dancer and part of the New England Ballet Company for three years. But as much as I enjoyed myself making an art form come to life, it became a chore to go to dance class everyday, and something I never wanted to have any part of. So, in conclusion I started to slack off and debate attend dance classes, and this is the first year in eleven years in which I have not been dancing at that studio. I intend to start at a new studio this fall at a different company with a lot less commitments.
        As for my family, I have a Mother and Father (just like everyone else i suppose). Yes, my parents are divorced, they have been for four years now. It took me a very long time to accept their separation, but I realized as long as their happy what else matters. I have one older sister, but she's more like a younger sister. Having severe autism, my sister has difficultly with communication, social interactions, writing, reading, and other basic functions. She is a sweetheart though, always laughing and willing to give hugs.
        Moreover, my goals for this class include growing as an actor, a person, to build confidence in myself and to help build confidence in others. Although I am not exactly I chose acting as my elective this semester, I do not regret it and hope that this year will be a fantastic year!

- Lindsay
       

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