John Hopkins

John Hopkins

John Hopkins is an accomplished actor who has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as on the screen in the U.K and America.

In this clip at an RSC workshop, he was called in at the last minute to recite the speech to an audience.  This is an example of current acting styles, in which the lines are delivered in a natural way.

Surprisingly, this was Hopkins first time reciting the famous speech.

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