ELICA MIWA

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  • But She Is Dead [Shakespeare For You]

    But She Is Dead [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 I grant, sweet love, that I did love a lady, 
    But she is dead.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 4-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus says this to Silvia the princess of Milan, that his former girlfriend (Julia) is dead, therefore, he can be in love without any obstacle.

    This is heard by Julia herself, just arrived from Verona, disguised as a boy.

    O, boy!

    I would say this, to persuade Silvia that it is absolutely OK that I fall in love with you, pity me that my former lady is dead.

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  • By This Pale Queen Of Night [Shakespeare For You]

    By This Pale Queen Of Night [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 By this pale queen of night I swear
    — Silvia, Two Gentlemen of Verona 4-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Silvia swears by the moon that she will never change her heart toward Proteus.

    When a character refers to ”night” or “moon”, the 16th century audience, in broad daylight of the open air theatre, immediately believed that it was happening at night.

    “Pale queen of night” means the silver-blue moon.  The moon is pale with sorrow, also shows she is cold-hearted.

    I think all these references are still popularly used in songs, poems, words in theatre or films, so we actors/directors need to know the symbolism.

    This phrase also reminds me of Romeo, swearing his love to the moon and Juliet implores never do that for the moon changes its shape.

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  • Give Some Evening Music To Her Ear [Shakespeare For You]

    Give Some Evening Music To Her Ear [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 But here comes Turio.  Now must we to her windows,
    And give some evening music to her ear.
    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 4-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus has been sharing his feelings toward Silvia.  He must hides it before Turio, and pretends that he is here because of helping Turio.

    I also notice the phrase resembles to Lorenzo’s lines on music in the Merchant of Venice.

    One function of a soliloquy of Shakespeare is this kind of  “I am going to tell a lie from here” announcement.  Share and promise with the audience.

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  • The More She Spurns My Love [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 And notwithstanding all her sudden quips,
    The least whereof would quell a lover’s hope,
    Yet, spaniel-like, the more she spurns my love,
    The more it grows and fawneth on her still.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 4-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus is in agony.  The feeling must be like having sold your soul to the devil and yet no good outcome has been made.  Anxiety.

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  • I See A Passenger [Shakespeare For You]

    I See A Passenger [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Fellows, stand fast, I see a passenger.

    — Outlaw, Two Gentlemen of Verona 4-1

    [ACTING TIPS]

    I chose the phrase only because I just love the usage of the words such as “stand fast” and “passenger”.

    “Stand fast” means “get ready”.

    “Passenger” is a person passing by, thus a traveller.

    I love to find the origin of words.  They are so interesting!

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  • A Little Time Will Kill The Grief [Shakespeare For You]

    A Little Time Will Kill The Grief [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 A little time, my lord,  will kill that grief.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 3-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    This scene is Act 3 Scene 2.  

    He just entered the scene, which means he didn’t hear the Duke saying “A little time will melt her frozen thoughts”.  But interesting enough, Proteus has the same kind of idea about time curing.  

    I think this shows the Duke and Proteus are the same kind of people.  So I would play this to come closer to Duke. 

    And if I were to play the Duke, with this phrase, I absolutely feel that we are on the same track.

  • A little time will melt her frozen thoughts [Shakespeare For You]

    A little time will melt her frozen thoughts [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 A little time will melt her frozen thoughts.

    — Duke of Milan, Two Gentlemen of Verona 3-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    This scene is Act 3 Scene 2.  

    Milan is trying to soothe Sir Turio whom he thinks his daughter’s husband.

    A-little-time-will-sort-the-problem-out thinking reminds me of Lady Macbeth tells her husband “A little water clears us of this deed”.  And of rouse, it will not!

    I would say the line as casual as possible.

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  • Love Is As A Fugure Trenched In Ice [Shakespeare For You]

    Love Is As A Fugure Trenched In Ice [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭This weak impress of love is as a figure
    Trenched in ice, which with an hour’s heat
    Dissolves to water and doth lose his form. 

    — Duke of Milan, Two Gentlemen of Verona 3-2

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Milan is trying to soothe Sir Turio whom he thinks his daughter’s husband.

    Ice and heat.  Very Shakespearean, isn’t it?

    I would make sure each image Milan speaks is as clear as possible.

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  • Hope Is A Lover’s Staff [Shakespeare For You]

    Hope Is A Lover’s Staff [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Hope is a lover’s staff; walk hence with that 
    And manage it against despairing thoughts.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 3-1

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus the traitor to his best friend sends him away with the mask of the best friend.  But the phrase itself is very nice and gives us strong hope.

    How shall I play this?

    With hearty encouragement, partially out from guilt.

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  • Time Is The Nurse [Shakespeare For You]

    Time Is The Nurse [Shakespeare For You]

    🎭 Time is the nurse and breeder of all good.

    — Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona 3-1

    [ACTING TIPS]

    Proteus is the name of an ancient Greek, or even pre-Greco God of ocean, and he has ability of shapeshifting. 

    Audience of the Renaissance time might be quite familiar with Greek mythology, for it was a fashionable thing, and immediately suspected in what different shape this Proteus the young Verona-man would take.

    Now he hides his betrayal and makes a good face toward the his best friend.

    I would play this phrase to Valentine as the best friend, so sincere, so understanding, so encouraging, and so full of love.

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