Final Project

BEROWNE (Monologue)
And I, forsooth, in love!
I, that have been love's whip,
What? I love, I sue, I seek a wife!
A woman that is like a German clock,
Still a-repairing, ever out of frame,
And never going aright, being a watch,
But being watched that it may still go right!
Nay, to be perjured, which is worst of all;
And, among three, to love the worst of all;
A whitely wanton with a velvet brow,
With two pitch balls stuck in her face for eyes.
Ay, and, by heaven, one that will do the deed,
Though Argus were her eunuch and her guard.
And I to sigh for her, to watch for her,
To pray for her! Go to, it is a plague
That Cupid will impose for my neglect
Of his almighty dreadful little might.
Well, I will love, write, sigh, pray, sue, groan:
Some men must love my lady, and some Joan.


SONNET 130 (Sonnet)
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.


SHYLOCK (Monologue)
To bait fish withal: if it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what's his reason? I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.

The Shakespearean Experience

On Feb 23, 2009 I entered a Shakespearean competition at Roosevelt University. I was sooo scared when I first got there, and I thought I was totally going to pass out on stage. I'd never performed alone on stage before and I was completely terrified. They had us pick out numbers and I was going to be the 12th person to perform. As the performances began I stated shaking a lot, and tapping my foot (which is a habit of mine) but then little by little I started to calm down and eventually when they called my name I wasn't as nervous as I thought I was going to be. I felt an immediate rush of excitement, and that's what got me through my performance. As I was getting off the stage I looked at peoples faces, and it seemed they were impressed so I gained confidence. After everyone had gone they told us that they would post the nine finalist after lunch. I sat with my mom, Ms. Mooney, Ms. Diaz, and Francisco Lara at lunch, and we had a fun time discussing what had gone on that morning. After lunch I went to check, and my name was up on the finalist list! I was so happy but I knew it wasn't over yet. The second time around the competition was going to be a lot tougher. Only the strongest performers remained, and I got a little nervous again. This time however, I was also a lot more confident. I was the 6th person to go, and I gave it all I had. In the end I didn't win a place but I was still very proud of myself. I had achieved something that many people my age wouldn't have even had the guts to try. I told myself that this would only be one of the many times I would be going on stage to perform :)

Speech

Well I really like speech class because it has pushed me get over my fears of talking infront of people. I also think the class is extremely fun, and interesting. I hope to be a better speaker by the end of the school year with help from this class.