Not to criticizeShakespeare, but the playRomeo and Julietshould feature a little lessFriar Lawrenceand a little more Mercutio. You could argue that this funny, furious character should have gotten his very own play, but instead, he gets killed off (spoiler!) at the beginning of Act Three! S...
The Romeo and Juliet monologues below are the best known and most significant monologues from the play in the order that they're spoken, along with the
From Romeo and Juliet-Juliet speaks her thoughts aloud when she learns that Romeo is the son of her family's enemy: ... From Romeo and Juliet-Juliet speaks her thoughts aloud just before she drinks the potion that will make her appear to be dead: ... From Hamlet-Hamlet muses on life ...
You know there can’t be a list of great dramatic or comedic monologues for women without William Shakespeare coming up at some point. So if you want to express the soul of young, foolish love and you’re looking for a classical monologue, this sample fromRomeo and Julietis an excellent ...
Romeo and JulietSoliloquy. Within a dramatic play, an insightful monologue that conveys a character's inner feelings, viewpoints and thoughts are referred to as a soliloquy. Regarded as an essential dramatic device, a soliloquy is delivered by a character who is alone on the stage. ...
monologues, originally performed as part of his six Off-Broadway solo shows, including "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll," "Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead," "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee," "Drinking in America," "funhouse," "Men Inside," and selections from his play "Talk ...
Or like a creature native and indued Unto that element; but long it could not be Till that her garments, heavy with their drink, Pull’d the poor wretch from her melodious lay To muddy death. Spoken by Hamlet, Act 5 Scene 1
Romeo's Monologues From "Romeo and Juliet Jocasta's Monologue From "Oedipus the King" Dorine's Monologues in Moliere's "Tartuffe" Creon's Monologue from 'Antigone' Ismene's Monologue From Antigone Juliet's Monologues From Shakespeare's Tragedy Torvald Helmer's Monologue From 'A Doll'...
This volume contains fifteen monologues from various plays. Ranging from Portia's memorable speech, “The quality of mercy is not strained...” fromThe Merchant of Venice, to Juliet's impassioned cry, “Wherefore art thou, Romeo?” fromRomeo and Julietand Macbeth's tormented “Is this a dagg...
(winner of Critics Circle Award for Best Shakespearean Performance);Love’s Labour’s Lost; Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, The Rivals, As You Like It, The Herbal Bed, The General from America(RSC),Look Back in Anger(Royal Lyceum Edinburgh/Theatre Royal Bath, CATS Award),The ...