Performance Choices

Lauren and I have prepared to to act out the conversation between Horatio and Hamlet right after Hamlets first soliloquy. As we practiced reading the lines aloud, we realized how significant it is to put emphasis on certain words. The tone of the conversation constantly shifts and hand gestures or movement is not always enough. Actors must take into account that there is a large audience and the people sitting in the back rows cannot see the actors clearly, thus, their speech must portray their emotions. Ergo, emphasis on words when the tone shifts is extremely important. I, being hamlet, noted when to use an angry tone towards Horatio as he is frustrated with the fact that horatio would come to his mothers weeding opposed to his fathers funeral.