3 Speeches I did Not Choose

Alistar - Posh

• This speech is about Alister who is a high class, stuck up, Oxford University student who, along with other students are part of the Riot Club. As the lads get more and more drunk and riled up with the fact that the prostitute wont suck them off. They wreck the entire room, enraging the landlord Chris who they then beat up and leave unconscious. Alistar's speech takes place just before they smash the place up, giving the members a piece of his mind on what he thinks about poor people.The reason why I did not choose this speech is because, although I enjoyed the story, I have two characters that are of high class already and wanted to play someone from a completely different nature. I also didn't enjoy the story or the character as a person as much as I did with Bert in first light. I also believed that Bert was a dynamic side that I have not done before and so I want to prove to myself I can act in that way and also show the panel that  I can be dynamic and differentiate between a variety of characters.

Two Gentlemen of Verona - Launce

• Launce is the Shakespearian fool in this play and he delivers a comical speech full of over exaggeration, tears and silliness. I did not have a comical monologue even though some of my monologues have aspects of comedy within. This appealed to me because Launce was a really funny and over the top character. The reason why I did not choose this speech however is that, I heard that drama schools like people to do speeches that are lesser known and I was told that Launce was quite a common speech for auditions. This and the fact that I liked the other speeches more than this for their stories and dialog and the language meant this one is on the side lines for another day.

Antony and Cleopatra - Antony

All is lost;

This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me:
My fleet hath yielded to the foe; and yonder
They cast their caps up and carouse together
Like friends long lost. Triple-turn'd whore! 'tis thou
Hast sold me to this novice; and my heart
Makes only wars on thee. Bid them all fly;
For when I am revenged upon my charm,
I have done all. Bid them all fly; begone.
[Exit SCARUS]
O sun, thy uprise shall I see no more:
Fortune and Antony part here; even here
Do we shake hands. All come to this? The hearts
That spaniel'd me at heels, to whom I gave
Their wishes, do discandy, melt their sweets
On blossoming Caesar; and this pine is bark'd,
That overtopp'd them all. Betray'd I am:
O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm,.
Whose eye beck'd forth my wars, and call'd them home;
Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end,.
Like a right gipsy, hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
What, Eros, Eros!

• Antony is the poor man who falls in love with Cleopatra in this Shakespearian tragedy and ends up being betrayed with his army's leaving him for his enemy. The speech is a soliloquy with Antony questioning why he has been betrayed with in anger and dismay and pleading to the gods. I did not choose this speech for I already had enough speeches to audition to drama school as the required number is 3 and I now have 6 so this definitely in the library for a back up speech if I need one for a later date.