Classical Monologues

55 free classical pieces, ready for auditions, class and rehearsal.

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55 monologues

The Reality of Misfortune (Henry VIII)

I come no more to make you laugh: things now,

Themes Classical, Dramatic, Henry VIII, Misfortune, Reality, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

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The Rivalry of Kings (Henry V)

Now all the youth of England are on fire,

Themes Classical, Dramatic, Henry V, national pride, Rivalry, Shakespeare

Length 2 Minutes

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Romeo’s Soliloquy on Banishment (Romeo and Juliet)

Tis torture, and not mercy: heaven is here,’

Themes Classical, Despair, Dramatic, Love, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Teenager

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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Imogen’s Lament (Cymbeline)

O, for a horse with wings!

Themes Classical, Cymbeline, Death, Determination, Dramatic, longing, Secrets, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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I am not a jealous man (The Merry Wives of Windsor)

I am not a jealous man

Themes Classical, Comedy, Rejection, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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O spite! O hell! (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

O spite! O hell!

Themes A Midsummer Night's Dream, Classical, Comedy, Rejection, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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I will be cheater to them both (The Merry Wives of Windsor)

I will be cheater to them both

Themes Classical, Comedy, Desire, Power, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely (As You Like It)

The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely

Themes As You Like It, Classical, Comedy, Death, Determination, Dramatic, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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The quality of mercy is not strain’d (The Merchant of Venice)

The quality of mercy is not strain’d,

Themes Classical, Comedy, Death, Determination, Moving On, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Length 1 Minute

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Now is the winter of our discontent (Richard III)

Now is the winter of our discontent

Themes Ambition, Classical, Dramatic, Richard III, Shakespeare, Villain

Length 2 Minutes

Gender Male

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