Yes, I remember the long afternoons of our childhood, when I had to stay indoors to practice my music. I flunked that part, and if a person isnt right before my eyes, I dont necessarily believe they exist. That should not be up to anyone else. F*** it. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. Wait? . Hes here in double trust:First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,Who should against his murderer shut the door,Not bear the knife myself. Make assay.Bow, stubborn knees; and heart with strings of steel,Be soft as sinews of the new-born babe!All may be well. Im back. Within a year there were fires on the ridges and deranged chanting. The Sixth Amendment was ratified in 1791. Some monologues are comedic while others are dramatic, some are geared toward older performers, and most can be performed by any gender of actor. SayOur rites are instant, which performed, youll seeHow vain, and worthy laughter, your fears be. Like winning the lottery or someones rich uncle needing a personal assistant. not we.Antony. And have I grown grey in warlike toils, only to see in one day so many of my laurels wither? And now, here I am. Without exception, I knew. A vision that tells us that we belong to something that is greater then ourselves, that we are *not*, that none of us are alone! You will lie with the rest of your kind in the dirt your dreams forgotten. O,I followd that I blush to look upon:My very hairs do mutiny; for the whiteReprove the brown for rashness, and they themFor fear and doting. What, do you tremble? Ah, its not the same. Dartmouth. 15 Powerful Female Dramatic Monologues. Whataburger with double meat, double cheese, bacon, mayo, lettuce, tomato, whatasize fries, and whatasized coke. They were toying with me. Im his only living child, so he wanted to make a good match for me. Youre not gonna do anything stupid like leaving me. It rides on the bus with me to work. A monologue from the play by Pierre Corneille. Devilish MacbethBy many of these trains hath sought to win meInto his power, and modest wisdom plucks meFrom over-credulous haste: but God aboveDeal between thee and me! You said, lets talk truthfully, even shamelessly, then! They do not trust to the appearance of evil, and are more inclined to judge kindly of others. He didnt save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me. Do you know the campground is only twelve miles away from here? . At home that night he never mentioned the game or being there. O despair! You, you said that they Whatd you say just a minute ago? It was an abortion. The unspoken rule in my house was that my moms name was never mentioned after her death. . Idve tortured the f*** out of them if I had them here, just like Im going to torture the f*** out of you now too. If by your art, my dearest father, you havePut the wild waters in this roar, allay them.The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,But that the sea, mounting to the welkins cheek,Dashes the fire out. No. I picked up a piece of glass, and I pointed it at my mom and I threatened to kill her. Little kids are gonna follow me around and theyre gonna know my name and what I stood for, and theyre gonna give me some of their sweets in thanks, and Im gonna take those sweets and thank them and tell them to get home safe, and Im gonna be happy. Now my ministrys at stake; my ministry and perhaps your cousins life.Whatever abomination you have done, give me all of it now, for I dare not be taken unaware when I go before them down there. Is this the journey I was meant to be on? And others of us . An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. And everything would have been different. That was the finest beating I ever took. And I understand it less than when I first cast eyes on this place. You must try harder to hate me, my lady; but no, for if you do, then I will love you all the more. Im damned if Im gonna stand here and have you tell me youre in love with somebody else! At least a fireman. Manage Settings We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Tyler Maysee, I quite like my name, but for some people it tells them I'm some kinda butch girl who is really stocky with a super short haircut, that wears baggy t-shirts and umbro trackies, but heigh ho, I don't really care. I give one fellow a quarter and he turn around and give it to the candy man. So, some of us try to regain unconsciousness. Outta order? Could it be for love? Unfortunately, because of copyright restrictions, we cannot sell to persons in your country. That cannot be up to anyone else. Brienne the Beauty they called me. Monologue. I look back on the way I was then, a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. You chose to murder my daughter. Then the death of my son in a car accident, the murder of my husband, then alcoholism, depression, grief, and every death leading up to this trial. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Plug him in and pretend he loves you! That is to separate married people! Instead, I stand before you, mask off, to tell you the Gods honest. What then? It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses and apologised to no-one. How its a living thing. And shes right that hes observant. All my instruments are gone. A monologue from the play by Lynn Nottage. It doesnt seem possible. I know now that its over. with respect][does] my arm, which has so often saved this empire, and so often strengthened anew the throne of its king. I've been sleeping in my swimsuit. The rules are different here. what causeHath my behavior given to your displeasure,That thus you should proceed to put me off,And take your good grace from me? if Chimne ever has Rodrigo for a husband, my hope is dead and my spirit, is healed. Copyright [2023] Mighty Actor, DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (BOYS), DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (GIRLS), 20 Best Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Men From Plays, 22 Best Classical Dramatic Monologues For Men, 23 Dramatic Monologues For Men From Movies, 53 Best Dramatic Shakespeare Monologues For Men, The Top 5 Reasons Actors Should Move To Atlanta, 7 Best Modeling Agencies In Iowa (Up-to-date & Current Listings), 19 Dramatic Shakespeare Monologues For Women, 21 Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays. I dont know. This is your great winter romance, isnt it? They are no pretenders to virtue. 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Go, go bragHow many ladies you have undone, like me.Fare you well sir; let me hear no more of you.I had a limb corrupted to an ulcer,But I have cut it off: and now Ill goWeeping to heaven on crutches. You know the only place that voice left me alone? Accounting & Finance; Business, Companies and Organisation, Activity; Case Studies; Economy & Economics; Marketing and Markets; People in Business . Because I do. Just to see which fingers twitch a little and which ones remain lifeless. But when you say it, Im looking at you, I believe you actually mean it. So uh, you, uh, never know what what events are to transpire to get you home. And you get to live again. Id show you but Im too old; Im too tired; Im too f***in blind. Let him continue on his journey. A Christmas Carol - Drama. I cant seem to I cant seem to shake the real implication of dying. . Did I feel that? No. Which means that the promise of civil rights has never been fulfilled. But there are so many places it would never occur to a hawk to hide. . There is one for this person, and another for that. I just feel so . . Because this isnt a convention weekend with your secretary, is it? (Pause. The better sort,As thoughts of things divine, are intermixdWith scruples, and do set the word itself against the word,As thus: Come, little ones; and then again,It is as hard to come as for a camelTo thread the postern of a small needles eye.Thoughts tending to ambition, they do plotUnlikely wonders: how these vain weak nailsMay tear a passage through the flinty ribsOf this hard world, my ragged prison walls;And for they cannot, die in their own pride.Thoughts tending to content flatter themselvesThat they are not the first of fortunes slaves,Nor shall not be the last like silly beggarsWho sitting in the stocks refuge their shame,That many have and others must sit there;And in this thought they find a kind of ease,Bearing their own misfortunes on the backOf such as have before endured the like.Thus play I in one person many people,And none contented. Its not even the lies that hurt, you know? Dramatic Monologue for Young Adult Female. the last] of his race; pass, to avenge me, into better hands! But, you know I would be bullshitting. (Undine realizes the addicts are eavesdropping and finds herself including them in her confessional.). Choose a monologue that is suitable for the role you want. Those lips. Apparently. O, that this too too solid flesh would meltThaw and resolve itself into a dew!Or that the Everlasting had not fixdHis canon gainst self-slaughter! Daddy said I could. And I kept explaining I hadnt actually said yes but at that point . Just for the summer! Karen is premenopausal. Youre right, I cant pretend to understand what youre going through. You speak with the best intention of his goodness, but I fear you are dazzled by false appearances. To whom should I complain? I love all of you, even the parts that you think are too dark and too shameful. What do you know? Only sky above us now. Youve had fantasies, Im sure; so have I, but were married. After my mom died, my father took his five motherless children to Belfast, Northern Ireland. She said he was being a baby, that he didnt deserve a costume at all. A monologue from the play by Arthur Miller. Wed laugh about how great our lives turned out and make plans for the things we were still going to do. Most of the time, most days, I feel ..nothing. And then they all started to laugh. But Mary, I open my eyes every morning and all I want is a pipe to smoke. Why didnt they ask me to marry them? Yesterday I believed that I would never have done what I did today. The same speech Ive been hearing since he left. Im gonna see what you do with that. A monologue from the screenplay by Frank Darabont and Stephen King. And yetI honored thee, as the wise will deem, rightly.Never had I been a mother of children,or if a husband had been moldering in death,would I have taken this task upon me in the citys despite.What law, ye ask, is my warrant for that word?The husband lost, another might have been found,and child from another, to replace the first-born;but, father and mother hidden with Hades,no brothers life could ever bloom for me again.Such was the law whereby I held thee first in honor;but Creon deemed me guilty of error therein,and of outrage, ah brother mine!And now he leads me thus, a captive in his hands;no bridal bed, no bridal song hath been mine,no joy of marriage, no portion in the nurture of children; but thus, forlorn of friends, unhappy one, I go living to the vaults of death.And what law of Heaven have I transgressed?Why, hapless one, should I look to the gods anymorewhat ally should I invokewhen by pietyI have earned the name of impious? The Priest and me, we lived by the same principles. It struck me as amusing. Between them, the death of a father has interposed so little hatred, that the duty of blood with regret pursues him. A monologue from the play by Luigi Pirandello. telling me my dads gonna be all right. Betrayed I am.O this false soul of Egypt! Im your wife, damn it! Heydrich apparently hates the moniker the good people of Prague have bestowed on him. O God! And he starts throwing a tantrum. (Rue lets out a big exhale. PCe_\,~FJ mn6XJ6Y="R&] g&ydK^<8rm]?jz/{%kTZu$r"8mVcds lRdw7xFr %(+$ Nq@A{QXR3Md E*@dPR]~IVthdGuq=n*^#_Ij@o^FqvRN`Un{&~ #UKXX7H??>/KkM%x:4]:wF) Qx/okAMh; Sk1uq0 e? . Westworld 3. My thoughts on the. At least you get letters. Your purpose, right? Ah babe, Im not doing so good. And wait. Not even my parents. The spectacle of fearsome acts. Fairies and. A monologue from the play by John Webster. Thinking about my whole life, how . I want to change my statement. Yes, I killed them. He took and threw it away. Popular Types: Women Men Teens Kids Comedic Contemporary Shakespeare Explore Great 1-Minute Monologues We can't do this. You know what it said? Belief, like fear or love, is a force to be understood as we understand the Theory of Relativity and Principles of Uncertainty: phenomenon that determine the course of our lives. meed of ill.Or, with no mark of honour, silently,For so my father perished, shall I pourThese offerings, potion to be drunk by earth,Then, tossing oer my head the lustral urn,(As one who loathd refuse forth has cast,)With eyes averted, back retrace my steps?Be ye partakers in my counsel, friends,For in this house one common hate we share.Through fear hide not the feelings of your heart;For what is destined waits alike the freeAnd him oermastered by anothers hand;If ye have aught more wise to urge, say on. That it should come to this!But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two:So excellent a king; that was, to this,Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my motherThat he might not beteem the winds of heavenVisit her face too roughly. Alex thinks maybe we give in too much. Running since 2008, The Desert Monologues has seen countless Dubai actors (and non-actors) step onto our stage and into the spotlight. I can take off any day this week and Ill pay for it out of my own pocket. Theatre, Drama Duke of York's Theatre, Covent Garden Until 3 Jun 2023 Recommended Photo: John Wilson Buy ticket Time Out says Sheridan Smith is tremendous in Matthew Dunster's skilled revival. Audition Monologues The monologues below cover a wide range of styles, ages, and genders. I didnt think so. ii. A monologue from the screenplay by Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola. A time, methinks, too shortTo make a world-without-end bargain in.No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much,Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:If for my love, as there is no such cause,You will do aught, this shall you do for me:Your oath I will not trust; but go with speedTo some forlorn and naked hermitage,Remote from all the pleasures of the world;There stay until the twelve celestial signsHave brought about the annual reckoning.If this austere insociable lifeChange not your offer made in heat of blood;If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weedsNip not the gaudy blossoms of your love,But that it bear this trial and last love;Then, at the expiration of the year,Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts,And, by this virgin palm now kissing thineI will be thine; and till that instant shutMy woeful self up in a mourning house,Raining the tears of lamentationFor the remembrance of my fathers death.If this thou do deny, let our hands part,Neither entitled in the others heart. Shelley Dean Milman. He made you believe that you needed to be without fault in order to be loved. At least thats what I thought. Weiss. And if you cant work up a winter passion for me, the least I require is respect and allegiance! And sometimes I use excessive force on an entirely innocent individual. A monologue from the tv series created by Peter Nowalk. Oh, Michael. Just kind of messed up. The IRA was nowhere near as scary as what had just happened to our lives. At that point I panicked. So, yknow what? (then, pitiful) Just look what its done to you. I mean the two of them were really getting into it. What are you aware of? THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. Its like a long carpet thats just laid out right beneath me. Believe me. And at home my mother sat down to darn his socks and watch the oven I remember stepping up to bat. Its a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. Have fun preparing for your . Because mostly I feel rage. It was a girl. A monologue from the tv series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedvi. I see with sorrow that love compels me to utter sighs for that [object] which [as a princess] I must disdain. What I am is a survivor. Not necessarily good in the sense of being able to solve lots of stuff, because Im not, but good in the sense that I stand for something. Mules 6. Yes, it had begun that early. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. How shall I bearTo enter here? I would know what went with what, and everything I tried on would fit. It wasnt even his to prot from, yet he still gave everything to that godd*mn store. Of course. I thought about having Ser Gregor crush your skull the way he did Oberyns. And there are demons everywhere. Never! Watch the movie 2014 (Colin Farrell)|2005 (Royal Shakespeare Company)Timestamp: 1:14 2:45. Im alone. The hair goes, and the waist. But where our conclusions differ, is I dont consider the comparison an insult. Thats their line of crap. Oberyn looked beautiful that day. Im sorry. Do you still spend your nights dozing over a textbook in that leather chair as if youre really there? If youre looking for an audition piece thats comedic or dramatic, weve got some great monologues to choose from! He looks in the barn, he looks in the attic, he looks in the cellar, he looks everywhere he would hide. A monologue from the screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke. Or, or some broad that you picked up after three belts of booze. I wish I could share that I wish, that everyone, if only for one moment, could feel that awe, and humility, and hope. THE BELLES OF THE MILL 20 Dramatic Monologues For Women From Tv-Shows 1. See, he could have took and bought him a can of shoe polish and got him a rag. said], that the choice of [a warrior of] such rare merit should cost my passion such great anguish? He cant see past his nose. I mean, thats what its all about, right? 1-minute monologues from plays for auditions and acting practice. and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. I come home tomorrow and Im on the back of a milk carton. let them alone:The marshal and the archbishop are strong:Had my sweet Harry had but half their numbers,To-day might I, hanging on Hotspurs neck,Have talkd of Monmouths grave. My lords, ye look amazed to see your queenWith wreaths and gifts of incense in her hands.I had a mind to visit the high shrines,For Oedipus is overwrought, alarmedWith terrors manifold. Last week. Perhaps peace? Im old. My eyes were only on you, as you slowly stopped crying and wiggling and breathing, the last drops of blood dripping out your chubby little neck like water from a leaky tap. . Twenty-five dollars buys you an opportunity. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. A monologue from the screenplay by Bo Goldman. I hurt myself, It doesnt hurt. (Beat). They dont need me. What excellent foolsReligion makes of men! And the stamina; the capacity for staying up late, to read or watch a movie, never mind sex. About degrees of progress . Then Ill look up;My fault is past. Each day is more gray than the one before. . Thats it. At least when you are gone, you are gone. I used to be the same. And when I look back at it, you know, just, its like she lied to me. What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?What wheels? I never had a son. We have many monologues for girls on Actorama but here we have found the very best monologues for girls from various media such as movies, plays . It must be witnessed to be understood. King Henry VI, Part II. And that reward will be, your family will cease to be harassed in any way by the German military during the rest of our occupation of your country. Heaven and earth!Must I remember? How did I f*** up babe? Our lives and our choices, like quantum trajectories, are understood moment to moment. Im a coward. Is that my share? But Ill tell you this. Diverse consciences. Hark! Then its name becomes clear. No one will ever see it! Except that I loved her. What I did was awful, and Im so sorry. I loved you as long ago as the time I asked you to read the stone angels with your fingers. I mean Do I really care if a handful of my poems are read after Im gone? I cant stop laundering your money. I know what you think it means, sonny. And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. Embrace it. I would have cut em both out if I could have fought him blind. To know it, you must walk. I think its October but I cant be sure. . all of ice], thou sword, hitherto to be feared. And how Irushed to the window to watch you jump the porch railing! To this day that bathrobe is the only piece of clothing I can actually see in my mind. I dont know. Racism is built into the DNA of America. A nobody. I thought about having him crush your daughters skull. Lavinia, come,He cuts their throatsReceive the blood: and when that they are deadLet me go grind their bones to powder smallAnd with this hateful liquor temper it;And in that paste let their vile heads be baked.Come, come, be every one officiousTo make this banquet; which I wish may proveMore stern and bloody than the Centaurs feast.So, now bring them in, for Ill play the cook,And see them ready gainst their mother comes. I have hit my mom in the face. Why are you silent? MONOLOGUES FOR MALES . I could never understand what was so attractive about that place, why he chose to spend so much of his days there and not at home. The monologue database serves the singular purpose of organizing monologues on the web and . A few years later my dad got remarried to a lovely woman. Anger, which I guess is a variation of rage and sometimes it gives way to panic, which in my case is also a variation of rage. (Pause.) . It used to be an officethat we shared. Well, in my book he died a much richer man than youll ever be. None of the boys noticed how mulish and tall I was. They they take needles and poke at my hands. Im just so..bored. Youre sheltering enemies of the state, are you not? And she doesnt want to wash her hair. But I didnt. I know Ill sleep all the better. Monologues from Plays Browse hundreds of great monologues from plays for men and women of all ages. I hope that the world turns and that things get better. Charles Heron Wall. She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. Boy On Black Top Road 5. I dont feel things for people anymore. I saw it! He gave me this, you know. Says he doesnt want to be a skeleton, that her ideas are lazy, lazy ideaswho knows where he . Sometimes it was so cold my toes turned blue. O bosom black as deathO limed soul, that, struggling to be free,Art more engagd! Now, by my life,Old fools are babes again; and must be usedWith cheques as flatteries,when they are seen abused.Remember what I tell you. I was afraid that I wouldnt survive the next few minutes while they turned off the machines. (beat, standing) They say great beasts once roamed this world. does it not show too clearly over whom thou art destined to reign? Makers of men; creators of leaders; be careful what kind of leaders youre producin here. to which of the two oughtest thou to yield obedience? Just a minute. Can I move this?. Poor princess! An assortment of public domain monologues taken from classic plays organized by gender and type. Well one night I heard a noise thieves creeping in! Bleed until its dark. I think cities have weakened us as a species. All I know is the child is my warrant and if he is not the word of God, then God never spoke. Find Your Monologue Below! I buy what I want, I dont want it. It never was. (Reading from a letter): My father is deceasd! Its a valuable future. . Why they hate us so much. Where to Find It: The Perfect Audition Monologue: First Edition 7. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I , I couldnt even kill myself the way I wanted to. Help, angels! I hurt, dont you understand that? You dont really know why you dont like them. And when he came to finish me, I couldnt look him in the eye. Rather, I shouldnt say suddenly. The FIRE took that from me. Somehow. But those phrases were invented by professors at universities. Ay, that I had not done a thousand more.Even now I curse the day and yet I thinkFew come within the compass of my curse Wherein I did not some notorious ill,As kill a man or else devise his death,Ravish a maid or plot the way to do it,Accuse some innocent and forswear myself,Set deadly enmity between two friends,Make poor mens cattle break their necks,Set fire on barns and haystacks in the nightAnd bid the owners quench them with their tears.Oft have I digged up dead men from their gravesAnd set them upright at their dear friends door,Even when their sorrows almost was forgot,And on their skins, as on the bark of trees,Have with my knife carved in Roman letters,Let not your sorrow die though I am dead.Tut , I have done a thousand dreadful thingsAs willingly as one would kill a flyAnd nothing grieves me heartily indeedBut that I cannot do ten thousand more. Why? It whispers to me, They will not get away with it. I do what I like, I dont like it. Perhaps you feel, Violante, that I am too forward. I was gonna die there, totally alone. 44 Dramatic Monologues For Teens. But I said, No babe, I had a salad and one of those meals, like 3 points and sh*t. And you just looked at me. My family never owned one either. It makes tomorrow all right. He has chosen a path. And I say to them, You should have asked for bread straight away!, And they say: We got tired of asking you beg and beg and nobody gives you a crumb it hurts! So they stayed with me all that winter one of them, Stepan, would take my gun and go shooting in the forest . To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. . Im tired of pretending that I cannot continue acting as as if I do not love you. (Beat). He wasnt a partner, he was an employee. It will be just like all the other times youve left, only this time, youre already packed. I know! And what I really dont understand is how come everybody else isnt screaming with boredom too. I know. are you all afraid?Alas, I blame you not; for you are mortal,And mortal eyes cannot endure the devil.Avaunt, thou dreadful minister of hell!Thou hadst but power over his mortal body,His soul thou canst not have; therefore be gone.Foul devil, for Gods sake, hence, and trouble us not;For thou hast made the happy earth thy hell,Filld it with cursing cries and deep exclaims.If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,Behold this pattern of thy butcheries.O, gentlemen, see, see! . I had never been so happy. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Dramatic Works of Molire, Vol. I was meant to burn there, with everything else. Her trying to get me to run away with her, even though I was, um, scared, and .