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Your text offers suggestion on two basic approaches to acting, ie. the internal and the external. Chose either one and take the scene between Emily and George as your reference point and develop a fragment of "inner monologue" OR tactic concerning interpretation underlying a short section from the scene. I suggest the men choose to deal with George and the women choose to deal with Emily, although if you wish you may choose to develop an "inner monologue" or "external tactic" for either character. You may use up to 500 words for this module, given the complexity of the requirement. Be sure you let me know exactly which section of dialogue you plan to use for developing your answer.

This inner monologue for George comes from the beginning of their interaction after George has been voted the president of the Junior class.

"Yes, this is great! Being president next year, I'll be able to spend a lot more time with Emily... If she'll only talk to me. But, hey, this gives me a great opportunity to say talk to her and congratulate her. And, look! There she is."

[George enters]

"Ouch. She must really not want to talk to me for some reason. This is terrible. Man, this isn't going according to plan. I thought she'd be impressed I'll be the class president. S he looks so pretty today. Should I ask her what is wrong? No, not yet. Maybe just tell her that I'm happy about the elections."

"Thank you? Why is Emily being so short with me, we used to be such good friends and now she will hardley look me in the eye. This is so embarrassing Now I know somethings up. I'll ask her."

"O, man. She says I've changed. This isn't good, I knew I'd done something and that she didn't like me anymore.We used to be such good friends and now I've got no chance. What could she possibly mean change?"

"Concieted and stuck up....concieted and stuckup...Gosh, If Emily says it, it must be true. I can't believe she and everyone else thinks that of me and maybe it is kind of true. I've been so concern with what I am doing in sports its been hard to pay attention to a lot else. I think she's right. She must be, Emily wouldn't lie. I'll change though, she'll see. I'm going to turn this around right now if its the last thing I do. Look, she is starting to tear up, I've got to make things right."

"She's right, I need to be perfect. But isn't it right that men have flaws too. Its girls like Emily that seem to be all good. I've really messed this up. There's Mr. Morgan's Diner. I've got to start making this up to Emily. I'll ask her if she wants a ice-cream soda... Gosh I hope she doesn't say no. That'll be it, and she'll never talk to me again."

"Thank God. She said yes. All I want is for her to feel for me the way I feel about her... I don't know if that will ever happen now."