Coincidence?

Today we'll talk about coincidence vs consequence. Logic vs imagination. Important key points for every person.

What's a coincidence?
Dictionary.com says: "a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance".

Hmm...fascinating, correct? What does consequence say?

"the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference"

Now put the two together you wind up with: "A striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance and the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning."

This is called The Nature of Rationality.

But who wants to read all that? Haha, so what does it mean in regular terms? Simply that some things that may look one way, are perceived differently leading to a conclusion the brain creates by it's own line of reasoning.

Clear?

Good!

Logic vs Imagination
is logical imagination, right? hehe
What's logic? Dictionary says: "the system or principles of reasoning applicable to any branch of knowledge or study."

Imagination: "forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses."

Put them together and what do you get? A very sick mental patient.

Now we're getting to the good part, what's an actor?

Funny enough, I found nothing to satisfy or even compare to my definition. Dictionary says: "a person who does something; participant." and that was the closest I could find.

An actor as I see it, takes logic, laughs at it, then takes coincidence, ties it with imagination so they get a resulting consequence.
did you quite get it yet???
What that consequence is, is what will fuel the actor (during a scene) back to logical thought which he'll abandon on account coincidence (say a bird flies through the theater yes that has happened to us in acting school) letting his imagination run too far and getting another, usually more grand consequence. This up-drop scale continues throughout many many plays of Shakespeare's time. And who wouldn't study the master?

I never enjoyed Shakespearean plays much because of the cheesy language and even cheesier plots. However, I too had to learn all that crap to be able to call myself an actor at all. It helped me greatly with characterization back in the day, and helps me even now with upholding the scene.

*Just a reminder: Shakespeare was the first rapper. (My father always said, and...well it's true)

by the way....have you found it yet?