What are some good 3 person Shakespeare scenes for 2 females and one male?

Question

I found one in As You Like It, but I was hoping for a better one...

Answer 1

Man, that's a tough one. Shakespeare didn't often use that combination. Two women alone were quite common, or one woman and one or more men. As You Like It gets a pass because its women were dressed up as men.

There's an OK scene in A Midsummer Night's Dream, towards the end of Act I scene I, with Helena, Hermia, and Lysander, but it's really mostly just two people talking at a time; Lysander mostly just stands there.

There's also the final scene in Henry V, between Henry and Katharine, with some interesting interaction with Alice.

There's a scene in Romeo and Juliet with Lady Capulet, Capulet, and the Nurse, when they find Juliet (who's present but "dead"). There's another one with Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Juliet; I think it's Act III scene V.

The Lady Macbeth mad scene calls for Lady M, a male doctor, and her gentlewoman.

If you're looking to do a scene for a class, you might want to look into scenes written for three men, or one woman and two men, redesigning one or more of the parts for women. This opens up a LOT of options.

Think about what you could do with a female Iago in Othello. Maybe her jealousy of Othello is sexual? (You'd kind of have to tap-dance around who Emilia is if you were doing the whole play, but for a single scene you wouldn't have any problems.)

For example, convert one of the Gravediggers into a woman in a scene from Hamlet. There are often novel ways of re-examining a scene if one of the characters as a woman. What if the Gravediggers were husband and wife, bickering like an old married couple? I would be very funny.

Or you could do the Three Witches scene from Macbeth, for example; leave out the "weird sisters" comment and the scene makes perfect sense anyway.

Answer 2

Best Shakespeare Scenes

Answer 3

That's funny; I was going to suggest Rosalind/Celia/Touchstone from "As You Like It," but it sounds as though you already found that one. There's also a Rosalind/Celia/Orlando scene (right after the wrestling sequence).

You might check out the scene in "King Lear" between Goneril, Regan, and Lear. It's the scene where Lear has left Goneril's house, and has now arrived at Regan's home. He's speaking to Regan when Goneril shows up.

You might find something towards the end of "12th Night," with Viola (in disguise as Cesario), Orsino, and Olivia.

I'm sure there are plenty of others, but that's all I can come up with for now.

Answer 4

What kind of scene? Dramatic? Comedic?
There's a fantastic one in Henry V, but the women would have to be able to do a French accent/speak a little French, and the guy has a loooot of long lines. It's in act five, when Henry tells Katharine he loves her.
I can't think of any more right now, but if I do, I'll let you know.

Answer 5

There should be some in The Merry Wives of Windsor. I played Falstaff once and there were plenty of scenes with me and the two wives.