Hamlet (please, comment and correct!!!)
http://video.yandex.ru/users/elya-sh2010/view/3/
This is just Hamlet's speech 'to be or not to be' by William Shakespeare. Please, listen to it, comment and write if anything had been pronounced in a bad way. :)
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME!!! :)))
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Hamlet (please, comment and correct!!!)
http://video.yandex.ru/users/elya-sh2010/view/3/
This is just Hamlet's speech 'to be or not to be' by William Shakespeare. Please, listen to it, comment and write if anything had been pronounced in a bad way. :)
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME!!! :)))
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Your accent is really cute, but your rhythm is chopped up and basically wrong. You were putting pauses where they simply don't (and cannot) exist. I know the speech well, but sometimes I couldn't even tell if you were speaking English.
The basic pronunciation issues were with the th and ng sounds, as well as with many vowels. There was also a problem with intonation; that is, even though you finished a phrase, it didn't sound finished.
In general, I think you're incredibly brave to present this. I can imagine amateur actors making the same mistakes with the rhythm. Sorry If I'm being harsh, but I don't see the point of complimenting you if I didn't understand you.
Do you want some help with this? My university degree is in theatre.
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Hi Norm!
What?! Another ex-friend has removed himself (or rather - herself)?! I'm really SOOO sorry!... Because I KNOW how hard you take it... So judging by your 'friend count' you'll have to NORMalize your relations with your friends instead of studying in Russia... Of course if you don't want '288' to turn into '88'.... :))))
By the way, have you ever heard of Kabuki and Beijing opera?!? I think you'll be just great playing ALL four parts (including Laura)!!!. So that's ME to support you with 'tumultuous applause'!... :)))))
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I just looked at my "friend count", and it is back down to "288", so I should have enough time for my Russian studies! Also, I can assure you, I NEVER miss ANY classes... especially if I am paying for them with hard-earned, out-of-my-own-pocket rubles! =)))))))
I can't play Amanda because, unlike in Elizabethan times, men don't play women's parts anymore! And I don't think they would let me play Tom, the brother, or Jim, the "gentleman caller", because of the age difference! But I would definitely support you with tumultuous applause if I were lucky enough to be in the audience!!! :-))
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Hi Norm, that's a great idea to join a Russian university... but I'm afraid you'll be SO busy with visiting 'finally' all your (m-m... let me look...) 289 friends that miss university lectures!... And that'll be a reason to expel you!!!... :))))
Thank you for your care for my standard of culture!... 'I'll try to read this amazing play, when I have more time!' :))) And probably I'll be able to play the part of Laura (if you insist) if I also receive some support from you... in the role of responsive and thoughtful Amanda!!!
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No, Maria, I'm saving the Internet money so that I can come to Russia to finally meet you! I'm hoping that we can attend university together, and maybe even be roommates!!! :-))
As for "The Glass Menagerie", I'm assuming that you're not too familiar with that play, but would enjoy it very much! So if you get the chance, please read it, and then you can decide for yourself if the role of Laura would be right for you!!! :-))
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