As I came in here, I heard those words, cradle of leadership. Well, when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. for allThy by-gone fooleries were but spices of it.That thou betraydst Polixenes,twas nothing;That did but show thee, of a fool, inconstantAnd damnable ingrateful: nor wast much,Thou wouldst have poisond good Camillos honour,To have him kill a king: poor trespasses,More monstrous standing by: whereof I reckonThe casting forth to crows thy baby-daughterTo be or none or little; though a devilWould have shed water out of fire ere donet:Nor ist directly laid to thee, the deathOf the young prince, whose honourable thoughts,Thoughts high for one so tender, cleft the heartThat could conceive a gross and foolish sireBlemishd his gracious dam: this is not, no,Laid to thy answer: but the last,O lords,When I have said, cry woe! the queen, the queen,The sweetst, dearst creatures dead,and vengeance fortNot droppd down yet. All is lost!This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me.My fleet hath yielded to the foe, and yonderThey cast their caps up and carouse togetherLike friends long lost. But neither you nor anybody else can say anything against his character, because his whole life was Why, in the twenty-five years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing, he never once thought of himself. Clothes are just something I use for cover, leaving room for one electric blue memory. Sarah, Sarah 3. My family drove 267 miles in a rented minivan, loaded with friends and relatives eager to witness my ceremony. Cos two wrongs dont make a right. Civilization is crumbling. Some monologues are comedic while others are dramatic, some are geared toward older performers, and most can be performed by any gender of actor. But that morning, I knew that rule was about to be broken. And so it was it was leading me away from where I was supposed to be. No, I wanted a doctor for a father. . All the crops are long gone. And I find that reassuring. The childs side. I have given you a home, child, I have put clothes upon your backnow give me upright answer: your name in the townit is entirely white, is it not? Trans. A monologue from the tv series written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emerald Fennell, Suzanne Heathcote, & Laura Neal. A monologue from the screenplay by Chap Taylor & Michael Tolkin. Thus let us hope for no advantage, either from his transgression or from my grief, since, to punish me. 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. 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. Some may claim that slavery has ended. That is, until it peaks, like your 61. They include a couple hidden theater gems as well as several famous female monologues, good for either Broadway or the local playhouse. If an entirely innocent individual leaves this room for the outside world, theyre not gonna contemplate even raising their voice to a little kid again, just in case I hear em and drag em in here for another load of excessive f***ing force. I would know what went with what, and everything I tried on would fit. Sir, I desire you do me right and justice;And to bestow your pity on me: forI am a most poor woman, and a stranger,Born out of your dominions; having hereNo judge indifferent, nor no more assuranceOf equal friendship and proceeding. (Pause.) The black student would have been arrested and we wouldnt be here. while I wore it yet, thou sawst me mockedThere at my home by each malicious mouthTo all and each, an undivided scorn.The name alike and fate of witch and cheatWoe, poverty, and famineall I bore;And at this last the god hath brought me hereInto deaths toils, and what his love had made,His hate unmakes me now: and I shall standNot now before the altar of my home,But me a slaughter-house and block of bloodShall see hewn down, a reeking sacrifice.Yet shall the gods have heed of me who die,For by their will shall one requite my doom.He, to avenge his fathers blood outpoured,Shall smite and slay with matricidal hand.Ay, he shall cometho far away he roam,A banished wanderer in a strangers landTo crown his kindreds edifice of ill,Called home to vengeance by his fathers fall:Thus have the high gods sworn, and shall fulfil.And now why mourn I, tarrying on earth,Since first mine Ilion has found its fateAnd I beheld, and those who won the wallPass to such issue as the gods ordain?I too will pass and like them dare to die! Help, angels! No matter what I do I dont feel anything. Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. . Each night is darker, beyond darkness. Why, Mr. Anderson? Ive never heard anyone say Im happy and actually feel it. Apparently. Read the play here Folger|King Henry VIII In Plain & Simple English, Watch the movie The Tudors (2007)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971). Heaven and earth!Must I remember? I mean, just what am I striving to create anyway? But it also gave her anxiety because it meant that in the good times, there would be bad times. Every single of my exs, theyre now married! You put me on that stupid Weight Watchers Diet. by William Shakespeare. This monologue is extremely self-aware. I picked up a piece of glass, and I pointed it at my mom and I threatened to kill her. Hes gone; and on his finger bears my signet,Which is to him a sceptre. Your blood ringed my lips as I rushed forth to gather you in my arms, but they wouldnt even let me hold you once more. I love all of you, even the parts that you think are too dark and too shameful. No books. We love whom we love. She was wearing a long burgundy velour three-quarter sleeve zip bathrobe with a thick vertical white stripe down the center, surrounding the zipper. They were toying with me. self-control. and at last a sympathetic person takes one of the two apart and asks, with a pinch of the ear or a smile, the simple question: what have you really got against your husband?or your wife?then he, or she, stands perplexed and cannot give the cause. Most of all, his lunch pail, that symbol of the working man. Hark! Let him continue on his journey. Tis foolishness, I ween,To overstep in aught the golden mean. (He half-laughs, a little embarrassed.) I could be as good or as bad as I felt like being. But I think I bore you. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1912. A monologue from the screenplay by William Broyles Jr. We both had done the math. And it just started, like, this avalanche of sh*t, about maybe I deserve it. 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. Rats were the cause of the bubonic plague, but thats some time ago. Theyre nasty little sh*ts and nasty little sh*ts arent worth crying over.. And thou, glorious instrument of my exploits, but yet a useless ornament of an enfeebled body numbed by age [lit. Now thats the stuff leaders should be made of. Are you still happy? Finds brotherhood in thee no sharper spur?Hath love in thy old blood no living fire?Edwards seven sons, whereof thyself art one,Were as seven vials of his sacred blood,Or seven fair branches springing from one root:Some of those seven are dried by natures course,Some of those branches by the Destinies cut;But Thomas, my dear lord, my life, my Gloucester,One vial full of Edwards sacred blood,One flourishing branch of his most royal root,Is crackd, and all the precious liquor spilt,Is hackd down, and his summer leaves all faded,By envys hand and murders bloody axe.Ah, Gaunt, his blood was thine! The Sixth Amendment was ratified in 1791. How I long to hug you, kiss you. If Id known you were going to make my dress as long as that Id rather have stayed thirteen. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. My therapist, are you in therapy? Shelley Dean Milman. And when the next pitch bounced between the catchers legs and into home screen, I slid home to win the game. lets just say their enthusiasm overwhelmed me. Shes so beautiful. Whataburger with double meat, double cheese, bacon, mayo, lettuce, tomato, whatasize fries, and whatasized coke. This high rank becomes [lit. And if its not okay its not the end. If love lives by hope, it perishes with it; it is a fire which becomes extinguished for want of fuel; and, in spite of the severity of my sad lot. 47 children were rescued, I was one of them. The talks about . I saw you looking at him, and I could see you seeing in your eye that youd rather be with him. What do you know? Tis thouHast sold me to this novice, and my heartMakes only wars on thee. However, feel free to browse tips and download any public domain (free) monologues on our site. And by that time I was furious because of those axes, you see and so I say to them: I was chasing you, you scoundrels and you didnt go. I loved you as long ago as the time I asked you to read the stone angels with your fingers. Im not a judge or jury. Rehabilitated? . . Watch the movie 1979 (Kate Nelligan)|2019 (Royal Shakespeare Company), 19 Dramatic Shakespeare Monologues For Men, 20 Comedic Shakespeare Monologues For Men, Disclaimer: Some of the articles on Mighty Actor include affiliate links to sites like Amazon, Skillshare, and others. They wanted me to hurt because healing me gave them a reason to live, a reason to continue to believe in themselves. 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. We spend our youth unconscious, feeling immortal, then we marry and have kids and awaken with a shock to mortality, theirs, ours, thats all we see. Top 20 Best TV Monologues MsMojo 49K views 1 year ago Ruby Hoggarth - Eigengrau by Penelope Skinner Ruby Hoggarth 6.5K views 2 years ago WHAT DRAMA SCHOOL IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Dont you understand? And all as artificial as the Matrix itself, although, only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. Why have you made my dress so long, Mother? I love you. Your daughter will die here in this cell and youll be here watching as she does, youll be here the rest of your days. What I am is a survivor. (Reading from a letter): My father is deceasd! For your gifts,I will return them all; and I do wishThat I could make you full executorTo all my sins that I could toss myselfInto a grave as quickly: for all thou art worthIll not shed one tear more Ill burst first. The Long Goodbye, was that it? (Pause. AN IDEAL HUSBAND A monologue from the play by Oscar Wilde MABEL CHILTERN: Well, Tommy has proposed to me again. And the fantasy of right and wrong. Does it not look as if the wall-paper itself had been soiled by every conceivable sin? 44 Dramatic Monologues For Teens. I had to test it, you know? What have I gained by thee but infamy?Thou hast stained the spotless honour of my house,And frightened thence noble society:Like those which, sick o th palsy, and retainIll-scenting foxes bout them, are still shunnedBy those of choicer nostrils. Now hes buried somewhere, and heres Ser Gregor stronger than ever. Isnt that true? And why?! 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. Its the fact that youre never really emotionally prepared for someone to leave you. La Sainte Courtisane. CONTENTS . In law school, I changed my name to sound more New England.. It all goes by so fast, Tom, I know. I didnt think so. Is that my share? 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. It wasnt a miscarriage. O, most wicked speed, to postWith such dexterity to incestuous sheets!It is not nor it cannot come to good:But break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue. You think youre merely sendin this splendid foot-soldier back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs, but I say you are executin his SOUL!!