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Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 01

William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) remains widely to be considered the single greatest playwright of all time. He wrote in such a variety of genres - tragedy, comedy, romance, &c - that there is always at least one monologue in each of his plays. Some of these teach a lesson, some simply characterize Shakespeare at his best, some are funny, some sad, but all are very moving. Each monologue will touch everybody differently. Some people will be so moved by a particular monologue that they will want to record it. So here are the first fifteen monologues. (Summary by Shurtagal).

A pdf file of of the monologues in this collection is available here.

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Merchant of Venice - Quality of Mercy (Act 4, Scene 1) (Kirsten Ferreri)
Taming of the Shrew - No Shame But Mine (Act 3, Scene 2) (Duan)
Macbeth - They met me on the day of sucess (Act 1, Scene 5) (Lizzie Driver)
Romeo and Juliet - More Than Prince of Cats (Act 2, Scene 4) (Shurtagal)
Macbeth - Is this a dagger? (Act 2, Scene 1) (Julian Jamison)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - If We Shadows Have Offended (Act 5, Scene 2) (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Henry V - Prologue (Act 1, Scene 1) (Squid Varilekova)
King John - I defy all counsel (Act 3, Scene 4) (Larysa Jaworski)
Romeo and Juliet - Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo (Act 2, Scene 2) (Laurie Anne Walden)
Twelfth Night - I left no ring with her (Act 2, Scene 2) (Karen Savage)
The Tempest - Be Cheerful Sir (Act 4, Scene 1) (Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010))
Othello - Emilia (Act 4, Scene 3) (Elizabeth Klett)
Hamlet - Hamlet's Speech to the Players (Act 3, Scene 2) (Shurtagal)
Richard II - Of Comfort No Man Speak (Act 3, Scene 2) (Mark Nelson)
Measure for Measure - Tis One Thing To Be Tempted (Act 2, Scene 1) (Martin Clifton)
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