ELICA MIWA

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  • Reasonless to Reason Thus [Shakespeare For You]

    Reasonless to Reason Thus [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭Even as one heat another heat expels, 
    Or as one nail by strength drives out another, 
    So the remembrance of my former love 
    Is by a newer object quite forgotten. 
    Is it mine eye, or Valentine’s praise, 
    Her true perfection, or my false transgression 
    That makes me reasonless to reason thus?

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-4

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus feels his love toward Julia is pushed away by some strong practical force. 

    Play it with just feeling something is changing.

    Play it with already with gilt, feeling he will betray his friend.

    Enjoy as an actor the playful “true” and “false”, “perfection” and “transgression”, “reasonless” and “reason thus”.  Very Shakespeare.

    I am fascinated by his word choice of “a newer object” which means Silvia.  Why does he have to say that?

  • Ay, and we are betrothed [Shakespeare For You]

    Ay, and we are betrothed [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭Ay, and we are betrothed; nay more, our marriage hour,
    With all the cunning manner of our flight,
    Determined of:  how I must climb her window,
    The ladder made of cords, and all the means
    Plotted and ‘greed on for my happiness.

    — Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-4

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus has asked Valentine whether Sylvia loves him.  He is so excited!  Share the top secret to your best friend, trusting he is for you.  Proteus, never show your jealousy when listening this.

    Flight from the window, climbing up her window with the ladder, because her parents do not approve their love.  Yes, very Romeo and Juliet.
    Also, telling the secret of love-flight reminds me of Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

  • Kameido Shrine with Wisteria, and “Too Low A Mistress” [Shakespeare For You]

    Kameido Shrine with Wisteria, and “Too Low A Mistress” [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Sylvia:  Too low a mistress for so high a servant.
    Proteus:  Not so, sweet lady, but too mean a servant
    　　　　 To have a look of such a worthy mistress.

    — Sylvia & Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-4

    [ACTING TIPS]

    This is the first ever conversation between Sylvia and Proteus.  Sylvia, right after hearing what a splendid gentleman he is, from Valentine.  So she is very interested in him.  Her father says he is worth her husband, and she looks at him as a potential future husband.  

    On the other hand, Proteus has made a vow to his lady Julia in Verona.  He can be struck with Sylvia’s sophisticated manners and beauty, but he then more strongly tell himself that he would not be moved.  That makes the play more interesting.

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  • Kameido Shrine with Wisteria, and With Good Grace To Grace A Gentleman [Shakespeare For You]

    Kameido Shrine with Wisteria, and With Good Grace To Grace A Gentleman [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 His years but young, but his experience old;  
    His head and unmellowed, but his judgement ripe; 
    And in a word, for far behind his worth 
    Comes all the praises that I now bestow, 
    He is complete in feature and in mind, 
    With all good grace to grace a gentleman.

    — Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-4

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Valentine is talking to Sylvia about his best friend Proteus who has just arrived at Milan.  His excitement is the key of the coming action (that Sylvia falls in love with Proteus).

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  • This Parting Strikes Poor Lovers Dumb [Shakespeare For You]

    This Parting Strikes Poor Lovers Dumb [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Alas, this parting strikes poor lovers dumb.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    The last sentence of each scene makes the key moment in Shakespeare plays.  It gives a drive to keep the play going.  With energy.  With a big breath.  Grab the audience.

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  • What, Gone Without A Word?

    What, Gone Without A Word?

    🎭 Julia, farewell. 
                                 What, gone without a word? 
    Ay so true love should do: it cannot speak, 
    For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus feels a bit of frustration when he finds Julia has gone before he leaves.  He probably wants her to see him off.  We all know that “left unattended” feeling, don’t we?  And think up any reasonable cause which suit him.

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  • Seal The Bargain With A Holy Kiss [Shakespeare For You]

    Seal The Bargain With A Holy Kiss [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 

    Julia:  Keep this remembrance for thy Julia’s sake. 

    Proteus:  Why then, we’ll make exchange:  here, take you this.  

    Julia:  And seal the bargain with a holy kiss. 

    — Julia & Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    The conversation reminds me of Romeo and Juliet.  They exchange holy kiss with their palms.  And the whole love-bonding “ceremony” is lead by Julia, like Juliet takes the lead in the balcony scene.  The exchange of the ring appears in many Shakespeare plays, too.  

    I am amused with the casual feeling of Proteus.  Of course you can play him seriously, but the weight of his words looks lighter than Julia’s.  What do you think?

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  • A Thousand Good-Morrows [Shakespeare For You]

    A Thousand Good-Morrows [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Madam and mistress, a thousand good-morrows.  

    — Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-1

    [ACTING TIPS]

    This phrase reminds me of Juliet’s saying “A thousand times good night”.  

    Valentine is so nervous in front of Sylvia, and says “Madam and mistress” to her.

    Take very low status.  Put very high status on her.

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  • If You Love Her, You Cannot See Her [Shakespeare For You]

    If You Love Her, You Cannot See Her [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Speed:  If you love her, you cannot see her. 
    Valentine:  Why?  
    Speed:  Because Love is blind.

    — Speed & Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona 2-1

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Enjoy Speed.  You can actually do whatever you like.  Just tickle Valentine in the end.  Valentine, don’t assume Speed is joking.  Be serious, and may be a little angry.

    The phrase “Love is blind” appears in many of his plays.   It can be said almost all love relationships in his plays get in trouble because of this.

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  • Why This It Is [Shakespeare For You]

    Why This It Is [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Why this it is:  my heart accords thereto,
    And yet a thousand times it answers ‘No”.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 1-3

    [ACTING TIPS]

    (In the video, I say “Why, this is it.”  Shakespeare says “Why, this it is”. (same meaning)

    This is an interesting phrase.  Check the mixed feeling in him, part of it is willing to go, and the other part still saying no.  Be amused. 

    Or, it seems he is ready to go, but tells us his unwillingness only because he doesn’t want us to see him changeable.

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