<p>My son, high school junior, is in the process of selecting his monolgues for his college auditions, and is finding the Shakespeare selection tough.</p>
<p>His class last year ( he goes to a small artsy school) performed Cymbeline, in which he played Cloten, the rotten son of Cymbeline’s second wife. </p>
<p>I’m suggesting that he do a Cloten monologue, since it is around his age and he had so much fun playing a bad guy ( since he’s really a sweetie) and he knows the play backwards and forwards.</p>
<p>What do you think of an unsympathetic character for one of the monologues? Too risky, ie, might rub off on my son? Or a good idea as it’s an unusual character to choose?</p>
<p>Any impressions would be helpful</p>