Ganymede As A Woman By Rosalind Monologue

The monologue I chose is by Rosalind from As You Like It Act III scene v. This monologue comes just after Silvius confesses his love to Phoebe, who immediately and coldly rejects him. Rosalind who is hiding within earshot of the conversation, steps forth to protest Phoebe's cruelty towards Silvius, as Phoebe herself is not one in appearance nor intellect someone that Rosalind would deem worthy of Silvius' affections. Rosalind, who is disguised as a man by the name of Ganymede, proceeds to berate Phoebe for her ill treatment of Silvius, especially in light of the fact that the beauty that he professes Phoebe to posses, in reality is nonexistent. As Rosalind/Ganymede continues in this vain, he realizes that Phoebe has begun to take a shine to

In the lines, “That you insult, exult, and all at once,/Over the wretched?” (40-41), the use of the words insult and exult are examples of assonance, the repetition of similar vowel sounds. This repetition of vowels allows for this line to build, as through scansion work the “ult” part of insult and exult is emphasized, culminating in an emphasized “all”, elongating the “a” and allowing one to revel in repetition that is differentiated by the vowel sound adding to its emphasis and differentiation. The use of alliteration can be seen in the line “Must you be therefore proud and pitiless?” (45). The use of repeated Ps makes these words feel and sound more pointed, causing the listener to characterize them with a negative connotation. Almost giving the feeling that the use of proud and pitiless are meant to admonish Phoebe. Repetition can be seen in the lines, “Foul is most foul, being foul to be a scoffer.” (68). The repetition of foul and its subsequent rhythmic nature causes allows the listener to more readily associate foul with scoffer. These three rhetorical principals begin to add clarity to the meaning behind what is being said, allowing both the listener to follow, but to also give the actor a clearer understanding of what is meant to be emphasized and extracted form the