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For Women: Pocket Monologues from Shakespeare

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First of all, this book gives a lot of stellar monologues for actresses of all ages and talents. I loved the selections that were included, and I felt that there were a variety of choices. However, the book did not have footnotes or ANYTHING to decipher the language, so you would need a separate Shakespeare dictionary if you wanted to understand some Elizabethan phrases. Also, the setup was confusing and not very convenient to use. For example, before every monologue there is an italicized description of the character and the situation, then there is the actual monologue in plain text. I found this setup, which often spanned a number of pages, annoying. Also, the author pasted together speeches (sometimes awkwardly) without even noting that he had done so. This may not make much of a difference, but it did somewhat irk me. Don't get me wrong; the book is a useful resource, but mostly because of the size and selection. If you aren't concerned about size (it actually is pocketsize and highly accessible,) then there are plenty of other Shakespeare monologue books out there. Final verdict: Compact and accessible, but awkwardly formatted and pasted together at times.