Julliard and Shakespeare

milkshakespeare
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:49:32 +0000

I never got the fear of Shakespeare. The language is different, sure, but you can look up the words you don’t know and understand what the monologues are about. It’s so fun to “crack” Shakespeare and use the poetic Elizabethan language to translate thoughts and emotions that are still very much contemporary. Also, because of that, I find it way easier to memorize than other speeches.

Shakespeare’s speeches are really overdone, but, as my teacher would say “They wouldn’t be overdone if they weren’t great”. It’s just hard to get over the fact that you somehow have to honor Shakespeare. You don’t. He wrote for the “common” people, not for someone with an astonishing IQ. I guess watching “Richard III” at the Globe made me realize that it is very accessible and can be 100% understood if done well. So, if anyone is freaking out about doing Shakespeare, don’t worry, it’s not rocket science.