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Various

"Delsarte System of Oratory"


Concentro-excentric Bent forward and inclined to the other side
(from the person): Suspicion.
Normo-concentric Inclined toward the person: Tenderness.
Normo-normal Upright: Without expression.
Normo-excentric Inclined from the person: Sensuality.
Excentro-concentric Bent backward and inclined to one side (toward
the person): Abandon.
Excentro-normal Bent backward, straight: Exaltation, vehemence.
Excentro-excentric Bent backward and inclined to the other side
(from the person): Pride.
It is the position of the eye that determines the expression of the
head, for it is the direction of the eye that tells us on which side the
object of veneration, suspicion, etc., is supposed to be. The shoulders
should be observed here. They are the thermometer of passion; the
stronger the emotion, the higher they should be raised.


Lesson III.
The Hand.

Concentric.......... Closed.
The Hand. Normal.............. Open.
Excentric .......... Wide open.

Combinations of Hand-Movements.
Concentro-concentric Fist closed tight, thumb pressing against the
knuckles: Struggle.
Concentro-normal Hand closed, thumb resting lightly against the
side of the index finger: Power, authority.


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