2 Girls at a Boys Boarding School

2 Girls at a Boys Boarding School Part 20.

Ms Avery came to us, “Ah, you must be the new girls, Stephanie and Brittany? Oh, and your Nathan? Well, nice to meet you, I hope Leon doesn't lead you astray. You've got Othello by William Shakespeare, focus on the relationships between Othello, Desdemona, Iago and Emilia.” We nod, whilst Leon speaks up, “I'd never lead them astray miss” and smiled innocently, to which she chuckled and walked away.

“Can I be Emilia?” Stephanie asked, to which I nodded.

“Sure, i'm happy being desdemona, which of you guys is gonna be my husband?” I chuckled, when Nathan answered, “I'll be Othello, and Leon can be Iago. That alright mate?” he asked Leon, who was happy with either roles.

We begin to run through the script, seperately, so we get through everything, adding in actions where necessary.

{extract from Othello, Act 5 – Between Othello and Desdemona}

Othello (Nathan):

It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,--

Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!--

It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;

Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,

And smooth as monumental alabaster.

Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men.

Put out the light, and then put out the light:

If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,

I can again thy former light restore,

Should I repent me: but once put out thy light,

Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature,

I know not where is that Promethean heat

That can thy light relume. When I have pluck'd the rose,

I cannot give it vital growth again.

It must needs wither: I'll smell it on the tree.

Kissing her

Ah balmy breath, that dost almost persuade

Justice to break her sword! One more, one more.

Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee,

And love thee after. One more, and this the last:

So sweet was ne'er so fatal. I must weep,

But they are cruel tears: this sorrow's heavenly;

It strikes where it doth love. She wakes.

Desdemona (Britt): Who's there? Othello?

Othello: Ay. Desdemona.

Desdemona :Will you come to bed, my lord?

Othello: Have you pray'd to-night, Desdemona?

Desdemona: Ay, my lord.

Othello: If you bethink yourself of any crime

Unreconciled as yet to heaven and grace,

Solicit for it straight.

Desdemon: Alas, my lord, what do you mean by that?

{end of extract}

The bell rang, signalling the lesson was over.

“Right, I want you all to have something to peform by next lesson, with emotion and acting, now off you go”

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Hope you enjoyed it! :) May i just say thanks to anyone who has read this story, it's nearly at 40,000 reads :') and i don't think i'm a good writer, so its surprising :L xxx

Please Comment, it encourages me to write more, knowing your opinions and if you enjoying it, because I have like 2 comments and 2 likes out of 300 reads or something :( which is rubbish :'(

Tell me what you think!

Ohh and some songs that you should listen to:

1)Chasing The Sun – The Wanted. I LOVE these guys, they're like my world, and it's an amazing tune, it's kinda the sequal to Glad You Came, so I think that you should listen to it if you liked that one

2) Standing in the Dark – Lawson. They've been supporting The Wanted and they're really good, a band to look out for, and this song is so sad, but then it's meaningful, it's not being released but 'Taking Over Me' and 'When She Was Mine' have, and they've got into the Top 10 in the UK :')

3) Finally, you should listen to FUN's BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge version on Goyte's song, it has Hayley Williams (from paramore) live from LA...it's A-A-A-MAZING!

I'll put the link to one of them on the side...maybe :P

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    -natalie

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