thank you Tomas. Well, Aeneas is probably not only a "nice guy". Nice guys don't get as far as he got in historyWiltedScribe wrote: ↑August 15th, 2018, 10:45 am Also, I listened to Aeneas and once more, it's all PL OK, Sonia. I enjoyed this take, as well. I always assumed he was a nice fellow, but with the gruffness of your voice he's much more intimidating LOL. It suits him, though, especially when he is delivering Hector's challenge to the Greeks.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who sometimes has trouble with getting Shakespeare's meaning. I also have that problem with some of Cressida's lines. I mean, I understand every word but in the end I still think "huh ? what does he mean ?".Hamlet wrote: ↑August 15th, 2018, 2:52 pmI have to admit, I'm not sure what Diomedes' "Ay, there, there" is referring to. He could be calling after Ajax, indicating which way Troilus went, but in the next scene, he briefly argues with Ajax about who gets to fight Troilus. And Nestor's response of "So, so we draw together" doesn't seem to go with it either.
So I do the best I can to put meaning into it 
Tomas, if you ever hear something you think I gave the wrong intonation or emphasis to, please let me know. Chances are I got the meaning wrong.I'm not sure I trust your sincerity!
hey, I would not say it if I didn't think it. So you may accuse me of bad taste, (if you can't believe you're good at singing), but not of insincerity
In Wales, to get the landlord to serve you a drink after closing time, we all learned a party piece; a song or a poem to recite, in the hope that we get a round of applause and a 'lock in' afor after time beer. Mine was either a team effort of 'With Someone Like You' as part of a quartet or 'My ding a ling' by Chuck Berry. You may be surprised to hear, that very rarely did we get a 'lock in'.
maybe you only chose the wrong song or you had a mean landlord
And I hope no one out there on the www will ever rile that I completely misunderstood the role. 
No need to fear, Sonia! I listened to it all, and I think you did excellently.
Maybe one of your very best Shakespearean performances to date? 
I think you fully captured the contradictions and turmoils of Cressida's persona, who, in your interpretation, seems like a girl trying to grow up and become a mature woman, yet not fully knowing how. And then, when she is sent to the Greeks, she really can't grow because she is forced to satisfy the men around her in order to survive. 
She must play-act maturity without having the complete development, which does make her a tragic heroine. It's a better interpretation than the one that sees her as a calculating cheat, and I think listeners will appreciate your version much more. It also highlights the tragic aspects of the play, which would otherwise only rest on Hector's death. Having Cressida be a concubine against her will makes it all so much sadder (and scarier).
One big part of the project done; now you can focus solely on PLing our remaining parts, and editing your six allotted scenes. 
Hamlet wrote: ↑August 16th, 2018, 12:04 pmOne of them--written by Robert Henryson in the 15th Century has an interesting ending, a sort of sequel. Cressida contracts leprosy and becomes badly disfigured. With the other lepers, she is forced to beg for a living. One day Troilus gives her money, without recognizing her.
how awfully tragic and sad ! I really think history and the authors deal unfairly with her. wow I didn't expect that, seriously.WiltedScribe wrote: ↑August 16th, 2018, 5:55 pmNo need to fear, Sonia! I listened to it all, and I think you did excellently.
And it was one of the hardest roles I had to prepare for. But maybe it's the preparation and thoughts that went into it which paid off.yes you completely got my meaning. Great. At least it will be a novel approach thenI think you fully captured the contradictions and turmoils of Cressida's persona, who, in your interpretation, seems like a girl trying to grow up and become a mature woman, yet not fully knowing how. And then, when she is sent to the Greeks, she really can't grow because she is forced to satisfy the men around her in order to survive.
Maybe our version will inspire a different outlook on poor Cressidayes that's great. And I see there is already one scene that can be edited. Craig, if you prefer to concentrate on your roles first, I can also swap with you for a later scene. Just let me know, then I'll edit this scene and you get one of my later ones, when you are a bit more advanced in your roles. I don't mind.Cressida is all PL OK. And that means Sonia is the first one done recording.
But I'll wait until you tell me.