Bros before Prose...or Hoes...or Hose...

So, while scanning out my lines I noticed that in the middle of the first scene Proteus switches from Verse to Prose after a rhyming couplet (line 75). I think that he is trying to leave Speed and exit since his business with his loved one (his Bro, Valentine) is concluded, but Speed distracts him with the sheep rhetoric. It isn't until Speed has left that Proteus goes back to Verse.

Also, this isn't the most academic website, but they can't all be wikipedia, right? It's the Bro Code, which the Proteans and the Valentineans might find interesting/useful: http://jigarbpatel.blogspot.com/2008/12/official-bro-code-part-1-articles-1-40.html

Prose vs. Verse

I'm aware most folks here have verse to scan, but I don't because am playing Lance in Cast A. I have mixed feelings about this, none of them negative.

My first reaction was "Fantastic! One less task to add to the pile of work." Then I gave it a second thought, and realized I was a little disappointed. I am not the best at scansion at all, and I guess I thought I would be able to use this experience to get better at it.

But what I can take away from this is that I can focus on other parts of the speech, and the character, and that I can find other projects to work on my scansion. Or perhaps I can look at others' scansion to get a better idea of what they're saying in the scenes we share (Michael).