Classical Monologues

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

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55 monologues

What fire is in mine ears? (Much Ado About Nothing)

What fire is in mine ears?

Themes Classical, Comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, Rejection, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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The barge she sat in (Antony and Cleopatra)

The barge she sat in, like a burnish’d throne,

Themes Adoration, Antony and Cleopatra, Classical, Dramatic, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you (Romeo and Juliet)

O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.

Themes Change, Classical, Determination, Dramatic, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Teenager

Length 2 Minutes

Gender Male

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Ay, but to die, and go we know not where (Measure for Measure)

Ay, but to die, and go we know not where,

Themes Broken Promises, Classical, Death, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare, Siblings

Length 1 Minute

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If it were done when ’tis done (Macbeth)

If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well

Themes Ambition, Classical, Conflict, Dramatic, Macbeth, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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She should have died hereafter (Macbeth)

She should have died hereafter;

Themes Change, Classical, Macbeth, Relationships, Rivalry, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

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Thus can the demigod Authority (Measure for Measure)

Thus can the demigod Authority

Themes Broken Promises, Classical, Death, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare, Siblings

Length 1 Minute

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And fare thee well (Othello)

And fare thee well

Themes Classical, Death, Dramatic, Loss, Misfortune, Othello, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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All the world’s a stage (As You Like It)

All the world’s a stage,

Themes As You Like It, Classical, Dramatic, Life, Philosophy, Shakespeare

Length 2 Minutes

Gender Male

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I must tell you friendly in your ear (As You Like It)

I must tell you friendly in your ear,

Themes As You Like It, Classical, Comedy, Rejection, Shakespeare

Length 30 Seconds

Gender Male

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