Here is your recitation piece -- we will practice it together until you feel comfortable saying it and then, each of you will present it to the class. You will stand centre stage and recite, paying careful attention to speak clearly and project your voice. Don't mime it! Shakespeare wanted to "hold the mirror up to nature" (meaning he wanted his performers to act naturally, or at least, appear to be natural) and it isn't natural to mime what we are saying. Don't pace -- plant your feet. Try to appear to be confident. Lots of actors aren't actually confident, but they know how to act as if they are. The audience can relax if they think the performer knows what he or she is doing.
All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances
And one man in his time plays many parts.
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