Discuss the relationship between actor and audience in the staged performances.

Topic #3
View the following different presentations of Viola’s “Ring Soliloquy” from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The first two examples are given out of the context of a staged play or film and include information about the scene and plot; the next three are all staged play examples; and the final two are film adaptations.
Isolated Monologue
The Monologue Project- Twelfth Night- Viola (Links to an external site.)
Discovering text in the moment: Twelfth Night/Viola as performed by Judi Dench (Links to an external site.)
 
Staged Monologue
Viola/Cesario Monologue from Twelfth Night (Links to an external site.)
Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 2 (Links to an external site.)
Viola Monologue – Twelfth Night, or What You Will (Links to an external site.)
Cinematic Monologue
Twelfth Night. Act 2 Scene 2 (Links to an external site.)
Twelfth Night – Viola’s “Ring Soliloquy” (Links to an external site.)
How do the performers guide the interpretation with their facial expressions, physical gestures, and diction (stressed words, pauses, etc.)?
Compare and contrast the use of costumes, props, and sets to convey the scenario.
Discuss the relationship between actor and audience in the staged performances.
What opportunities and limitations do the two cinematic versions provide?

Length: 500-word minimum 
Format: MLA, including in-text citations and a list of references