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Show HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS OF INTERPRETATION 24 discourse the spirit of Interpretative Impersonation. In direct vocal ex the character should be given by suggestive bodily and pression, without any attempt to represent the exact outward person. Stress the inner man; characterize the way the man feels; imper the character looks sonate the character itself rather than the way the ap be concerned with the soul rather than with or sounds; than will you get nearer in voice and body effort to im if you have only the shell which will be got by an pearance and you will far into characterization as personate realistically. One may go in fact this is the .the illumination of the personality will permit; avoid lengthy explana we are aiming at, for it enables us to as thing tion. But take care not to go so far that the illusion pelled, nor so far that it will be difficult to slip or back to the narrator. will be dis into another character The object of interpretation should always be to project the spirit rather than the body. If this is done, it will avoid all such absurd discussions as to how men should impersonate Men for women to impersonate men. if it is possible portrayed as human beings-not in terms of If you are imbued pitch, or falsetto, orotund, or guttural quality. to attempt to can how of the digress you with the purpose play, can't be done) look to (which exactly change your physical body souls like Macbeth or Lady Macbeth when, for instance, these two the feels one If reach a character, to goal? are in the death struggle women, or will be and women his face, body, and voice will instinctively take upon themselves a the audience even more suggestiveness that will reveal the persons to should be to the im the literal appeal than a embodiment; clearly all will be made perfect. agination of the listener, in whose mind was a lengthy discussion in a there Several years ago, "Props." Macbeth should use the Speech Arts Convention as to whether Lady member contended, "I One not. or "letter" letter in the scene, in the the not but letter dagger scene." Why dagger would use the It not! was decided also in the this inconsistency deponent sayeth for a woman in is "It that justifiable perfectly this same meeting on her shoe." knife the to supposed sharpen impersonating Shylock, under no same the have But, privilege! I suppose a man might scene in the candle a one walking sleep should circumstances carry in "Macbeth." "One might be allowed to carry a rose or pansy, |
