Classic & Verse
Monologues
Monologue Index
Ages Of Man (As You Like It) 2:00
Jacques (one of Shakespeare's great philosophers) recounts the various stages of human life.

As Dream Are Made On (The Tempest) :45
In Act IV, scene I, Prospero starts to wrap things up.

Cleopatra Mourns (Antony and Cleopatra) 1:00
   Following the death of Marc Antony, Cleo talks about what a tough time she'll have getting over it... blah... blah... blah...

Crazed Husband (The Comedy of Errors) 1:30
   Adriana tries to explain to the Duke that her husband (she thinks) has gone insane.

Do We Not Bleed? (The Merchant of Venice) 1:30
   Shylock pleads that justice between Jews and Christians must be equal or it's not justice at all.

Death Be Not Proud 1:00 (by John Donne)
From the Holy Sonnets. A case for diminishing the power of death.

Gower's Prologue (Pericles, Prince of Tyre) 2:30
A grim tale of deception, villainy and incest.

Juliet's Lament (Romeo and Juliet) 1:30
   Tybalt has been killed by Romeo who has been banished and it looks like her whole life is about to tank...

Just A Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream) :45
   Puck's comment that he hope's you liked the show... it was all just a dream.

Lovers And Madmen (A Midsummer Night's Dream) 1:00
In Act V, scene I, Duke Theseus points out the similarities between the insane and those in love.

Love's Alchemy (by John Donne) 1:00
   Another take on Shakespeare's "Love looks not with the eyes..." speech.

Marital Advice (The Comedy of Errors) 1:00
   The sage advice on men from the woman who runs the abbey.

Ode To Spot (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 2:00
A touching, if erudite, poem to a loyal pet.

Speech To The Players (Hamlet) 2:15
In Act III, scene II, Hamlet tells us how to play a monologue.

Sudden Light  (by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) :45
   A poem of love and it's effect on (and weaving through) past lives.

Thine Own Self Be True (Hamlet) 1:30
In Act I, scene III, Polonius gives some sage advice to Laertes.

Twisted Family Tree (by Barton Sinclair) 1:45
You might want to try this one at your next family reunion... or not.

Winter Of Our Discontent (Richard III) 2:30
In Act I, scene I, Richard sets the stage for what is to come.