Me And Demetrius

Demetrius is a well bred young man so to portray him I will need to use received pronunciation. The monologue I am using is from one of the final scenes when he explains to everyone what has happened and how he no longer wishes to marry Hermia but is completely devoted to Helena. 

While rehearsing the lines for this monologue I am trying to bear in mind the rule about punctuation when reading Iambic Pentameter. The punctuation is in place of a small pause so the line
'My lord, fair Helen told me of their stealth,'
would be read with a pause after 'My lord'. If you read through it without the pause it is quite defensive but with the pause it becomes very respectful of the Duke. Lines without punctuation should be read together as one sentence.

What led up to the monologue

Before the play starts, Demetrius as a young man promises to Helena they will marry but before they do he falls madly in love with her best friend Hermia. After a while, he convinces Hermias father to let them marry. Hermia however does not wish to marry Demetrius for she is in love with Lycanda. The play begins with her father trying to convince the local duke to force her to marry under penalty of death or being sent to a nunnery. The four lovers head into the woods that night. After a fairy sees him treat Helena so badly he is anointed with the dew of a flower which makes him fall in love with Helena again. The next day he is woken by the sound of the dukes hunting party. The two couples proceed to tell him how they wish to marry and Demetrius no longer demands Hermias hand in marriage. It is at the point that the monologue takes place. 

Any further details on the process I took is written on my script.