When I was in college, the class was assigned a dramatic reading. We were to find a monologue from text form (as opposed to a radio play or movie) for dramatic effect and emotional reaction.

One young man went for horror and read the bit of Dracula with the three brides. He meant it to be terrifying, I really honestly think he did. But ... um ... class of twenty years olds and... well it was horribly embarassing, at least.

I do not remember my own choice, but I remember his reading.