Hello, I have a drama school audition coming up and I'm curious about people's thoughts on Phebe's speech "Think not I love him, though I ask for him....and thou shalt bear it, Silvius". I have some good ideas but I would appreciate any pointers on how to perform it, I'm doing it comically but I don't want to push this too much. Any other input about who she is, what she's like and thoughts on the character would be greatly appreciated. I'm a huge fan of Shakespeare but she's more of a minor character and there's never much written about her. I hope you can help me, thanks!
2007-11-05 03:10:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Hi, She is the topic of much discussion. Phoebe is a very proper young shepherdess who loves Silvius and is not the broadly comic character that Audrey is. We can only take what Shakepeare has given us and work from that, which is what you are trying to do with this speech in which she is teaching Silvius his duty in loving her. As far as playing the comedy in it is concerned, again we have to turn to Shakespeare and heed Hamlet's advice to the players, Act III, Sc 2. Break a leg!
2007-11-05 03:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋