From A Midsummer Night's Dream's Puck to Othello's Desdemona, this new edition of Speaking Shakespeare gives you all the necessary tools to bring any of Shakespeare's eclectic characters to life.

Patsy Rodenburg uses practical exercises and textual analysis to hone in on your dramatic resonance, breathing, and placement in order to unlock your potential for playing these iconic characters. Speeches and scenes such as Mark Antony's 'O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth' and the bloody scene in which Macbeth admits to Lady Macbeth that he has 'done the deed' and killed Duncan are placed in context and discussed in depth.

Each chapter has been revised following Patsy's 20 years' more experience as a voice coach and also includes links to online video resources demonstrating the exercises and techniques necessary for a clear and convincing performance.