Intonation is the rise and fall in the pitch or tone of your voice as you read aloud. Use this passage to practice reading with proper intonation. Print a copy of this passage from InsideNG.com to help you monitor your progress.
DR. FRANKENSTEIN. [speaking angrily to MS. ROSARIO] My name is Dr. Victor Frankenstein. You stole my creation!
MS. ROSARIO. [surprised] Your what?
DR. FRANKENSTEIN. My creation! I put him together from a hundred dead bodies! I created him. I did not give you permission to use him in your commercial.
[YGOR enters the office, pulling on the rope. THE MONSTER is offstage, at the other end of the rope.]
DR. FRANKENSTEIN. [pointing at YGOR] You! You stole my creature to make money!
YGOR. We need the money. Do you know how much it will cost to keep this monster?
[As YGOR argues with the doctor, he drops the rope mistakenly. The rope disappears.]
YGOR. The cost of food alone will break our backs!
DR. FRANKENSTEIN. That’s my problem! I created him. I gave him life!
YGOR. Oh, yes, you gave him life. But did you give him love? Did you give him a name? Did you give him breakfast?