Shakespeare's Monologues
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https://www.shakespeare-monologues.org
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('Monologue of the Day' posts are automated, everything else is posted by a human.)
Summaries for plays and scenes, as well as modern paraphrasing for each monologue, are now available on the site! Just look for the little scroll icons, and thought bubble icons. Enjoy
September 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Summaries for plays and scenes, as well as modern paraphrasing for each monologue, are now available on the site! Just look for the little scroll icons, and thought bubble icons. Enjoy
The site was down for a few weeks, but it is back up again.
Apologies for the downtime.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The site was down for a few weeks, but it is back up again.
Apologies for the downtime.
Break a leg.
Apologies for the downtime.
Break a leg.
Monologue of the Day:
Richard II | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 78 | Verse
King Richard: We are amaz'd; and thus long have we stood
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/rich568
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Richard II | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 78 | Verse
King Richard: We are amaz'd; and thus long have we stood
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/rich568
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 22, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Richard II | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 78 | Verse
King Richard: We are amaz'd; and thus long have we stood
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/rich568
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Richard II | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 78 | Verse
King Richard: We are amaz'd; and thus long have we stood
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/rich568
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Hamlet | Act IV, Sc v, Ln 27 | Verse & Prose
Ophelia: How should I your true love know
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Ophe4
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Hamlet | Act IV, Sc v, Ln 27 | Verse & Prose
Ophelia: How should I your true love know
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Ophe4
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 21, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Hamlet | Act IV, Sc v, Ln 27 | Verse & Prose
Ophelia: How should I your true love know
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Ophe4
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Hamlet | Act IV, Sc v, Ln 27 | Verse & Prose
Ophelia: How should I your true love know
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Ophe4
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Two Gentlemen of Verona | II vi 1 | Verse
Proteus: To leave my Julia, shall I be forsworn
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pro399
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Two Gentlemen of Verona | II vi 1 | Verse
Proteus: To leave my Julia, shall I be forsworn
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pro399
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 20, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Two Gentlemen of Verona | II vi 1 | Verse
Proteus: To leave my Julia, shall I be forsworn
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pro399
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Two Gentlemen of Verona | II vi 1 | Verse
Proteus: To leave my Julia, shall I be forsworn
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pro399
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Henry V | Act II, Sc iii, Ln 9 | Prose
Mistress Quickly: Nay, sure, he's not in hell: he's in Arthur's bosom
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mis765
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry V | Act II, Sc iii, Ln 9 | Prose
Mistress Quickly: Nay, sure, he's not in hell: he's in Arthur's bosom
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mis765
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 19, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Henry V | Act II, Sc iii, Ln 9 | Prose
Mistress Quickly: Nay, sure, he's not in hell: he's in Arthur's bosom
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mis765
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry V | Act II, Sc iii, Ln 9 | Prose
Mistress Quickly: Nay, sure, he's not in hell: he's in Arthur's bosom
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mis765
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Othello | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 88 | Verse
Othello: Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/oth648
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Othello | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 88 | Verse
Othello: Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/oth648
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 18, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Othello | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 88 | Verse
Othello: Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/oth648
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Othello | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 88 | Verse
Othello: Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/oth648
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Here on my knee, before high heaven and you | All's Well That Ends Well | Verse
Helena: Then, I confess,
Act I, Sc iii, Ln 111
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/hel79
Here on my knee, before high heaven and you | All's Well That Ends Well | Verse
Helena: Then, I confess,
Act I, Sc iii, Ln 111
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/hel79
September 17, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Here on my knee, before high heaven and you | All's Well That Ends Well | Verse
Helena: Then, I confess,
Act I, Sc iii, Ln 111
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/hel79
Here on my knee, before high heaven and you | All's Well That Ends Well | Verse
Helena: Then, I confess,
Act I, Sc iii, Ln 111
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/hel79
Monologue of the Day:
King John | Act I, Sc i, Ln 121 | Verse
King John: Sirrah, your brother is legitimate
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/john531
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
King John | Act I, Sc i, Ln 121 | Verse
King John: Sirrah, your brother is legitimate
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/john531
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 16, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
King John | Act I, Sc i, Ln 121 | Verse
King John: Sirrah, your brother is legitimate
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/john531
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
King John | Act I, Sc i, Ln 121 | Verse
King John: Sirrah, your brother is legitimate
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/john531
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Julius Caesar | Act II, Sc i, Ln 257 | Verse
Portia: Nor for yours neither. You've ungently, Brutus
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/por810
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Julius Caesar | Act II, Sc i, Ln 257 | Verse
Portia: Nor for yours neither. You've ungently, Brutus
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/por810
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 15, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Julius Caesar | Act II, Sc i, Ln 257 | Verse
Portia: Nor for yours neither. You've ungently, Brutus
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/por810
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Julius Caesar | Act II, Sc i, Ln 257 | Verse
Portia: Nor for yours neither. You've ungently, Brutus
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/por810
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will | Act V, Sc i, Ln 100 | Verse
Orsino: Why should I not, had I the heart to do it,
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/ors213
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will | Act V, Sc i, Ln 100 | Verse
Orsino: Why should I not, had I the heart to do it,
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/ors213
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 14, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will | Act V, Sc i, Ln 100 | Verse
Orsino: Why should I not, had I the heart to do it,
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/ors213
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will | Act V, Sc i, Ln 100 | Verse
Orsino: Why should I not, had I the heart to do it,
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/ors213
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Henry VI i | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 48 | Verse
Joan: Look on thy country, look on fertile France
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/joan769
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry VI i | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 48 | Verse
Joan: Look on thy country, look on fertile France
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/joan769
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 13, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Henry VI i | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 48 | Verse
Joan: Look on thy country, look on fertile France
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/joan769
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry VI i | Act III, Sc iii, Ln 48 | Verse
Joan: Look on thy country, look on fertile France
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/joan769
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
As You Like It | Epilogue | Prose
Rosalind: It is not the fashion to see the lady epilogue
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Rosa91
#ShakespeareSunday
As You Like It | Epilogue | Prose
Rosalind: It is not the fashion to see the lady epilogue
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Rosa91
#ShakespeareSunday
September 12, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
As You Like It | Epilogue | Prose
Rosalind: It is not the fashion to see the lady epilogue
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Rosa91
#ShakespeareSunday
As You Like It | Epilogue | Prose
Rosalind: It is not the fashion to see the lady epilogue
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Rosa91
#ShakespeareSunday
Monologue of the Day:
Henry VIII | Act II, Sc i, Ln 123 | Verse
Buckingham: When I came hither, I was Lord High Constable
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/buc520
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry VIII | Act II, Sc i, Ln 123 | Verse
Buckingham: When I came hither, I was Lord High Constable
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/buc520
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 11, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Henry VIII | Act II, Sc i, Ln 123 | Verse
Buckingham: When I came hither, I was Lord High Constable
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/buc520
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry VIII | Act II, Sc i, Ln 123 | Verse
Buckingham: When I came hither, I was Lord High Constable
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/buc520
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
King Lear | Act I, Sc iv, Ln 147 | Verse
Goneril: This admiration, sir, is much o' th' favour
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/gon816
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
King Lear | Act I, Sc iv, Ln 147 | Verse
Goneril: This admiration, sir, is much o' th' favour
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/gon816
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 10, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
King Lear | Act I, Sc iv, Ln 147 | Verse
Goneril: This admiration, sir, is much o' th' favour
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/gon816
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
King Lear | Act I, Sc iv, Ln 147 | Verse
Goneril: This admiration, sir, is much o' th' favour
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/gon816
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Troilus & Cressida | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 33 | Verse
Nestor: With due observance of thy god-like seat
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/nest370
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Troilus & Cressida | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 33 | Verse
Nestor: With due observance of thy god-like seat
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/nest370
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 9, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Troilus & Cressida | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 33 | Verse
Nestor: With due observance of thy god-like seat
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/nest370
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Troilus & Cressida | Act I, Sc iii, Ln 33 | Verse
Nestor: With due observance of thy god-like seat
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/nest370
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Henry VI ii | Act III, Sc ii, Ln 9 | Verse
Queen Margaret: Be woe for me, more wretched than he is
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/marg777
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry VI ii | Act III, Sc ii, Ln 9 | Verse
Queen Margaret: Be woe for me, more wretched than he is
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/marg777
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 8, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Henry VI ii | Act III, Sc ii, Ln 9 | Verse
Queen Margaret: Be woe for me, more wretched than he is
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/marg777
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry VI ii | Act III, Sc ii, Ln 9 | Verse
Queen Margaret: Be woe for me, more wretched than he is
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/marg777
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Antony & Cleopatra | III xi 171 | Verse
Antony: If that thy father live, let him repent
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/anto244
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Antony & Cleopatra | III xi 171 | Verse
Antony: If that thy father live, let him repent
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/anto244
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 7, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Antony & Cleopatra | III xi 171 | Verse
Antony: If that thy father live, let him repent
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/anto244
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Antony & Cleopatra | III xi 171 | Verse
Antony: If that thy father live, let him repent
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/anto244
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Cymbeline | III i 19 | Verse
Queen: That opportunity Which then they had to take from 's, to resume
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Que114
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Cymbeline | III i 19 | Verse
Queen: That opportunity Which then they had to take from 's, to resume
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Que114
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 6, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Cymbeline | III i 19 | Verse
Queen: That opportunity Which then they had to take from 's, to resume
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Que114
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Cymbeline | III i 19 | Verse
Queen: That opportunity Which then they had to take from 's, to resume
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/Que114
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Henry IV i | Act II, Sc ii, Ln 10 | Prose
Falstaff: I am accursed to rob in that thief's company
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/fal222
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry IV i | Act II, Sc ii, Ln 10 | Prose
Falstaff: I am accursed to rob in that thief's company
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/fal222
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 5, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Henry IV i | Act II, Sc ii, Ln 10 | Prose
Falstaff: I am accursed to rob in that thief's company
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/fal222
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Henry IV i | Act II, Sc ii, Ln 10 | Prose
Falstaff: I am accursed to rob in that thief's company
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/fal222
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Titus Andronicus | Act I, Sc i, Ln 109 | Verse
Tamora: Stay, Roman brethren! Gracious conqueror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/tam831
#ShakespeareSunday
Titus Andronicus | Act I, Sc i, Ln 109 | Verse
Tamora: Stay, Roman brethren! Gracious conqueror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/tam831
#ShakespeareSunday
September 4, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Titus Andronicus | Act I, Sc i, Ln 109 | Verse
Tamora: Stay, Roman brethren! Gracious conqueror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/tam831
#ShakespeareSunday
Titus Andronicus | Act I, Sc i, Ln 109 | Verse
Tamora: Stay, Roman brethren! Gracious conqueror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/tam831
#ShakespeareSunday
Monologue of the Day:
The Winter's Tale | Act IV, Sc 1, Ln 1 | Verse
Time (Chorus): I, that please some, try all, both joy and terror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/time847
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
The Winter's Tale | Act IV, Sc 1, Ln 1 | Verse
Time (Chorus): I, that please some, try all, both joy and terror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/time847
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 3, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
The Winter's Tale | Act IV, Sc 1, Ln 1 | Verse
Time (Chorus): I, that please some, try all, both joy and terror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/time847
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
The Winter's Tale | Act IV, Sc 1, Ln 1 | Verse
Time (Chorus): I, that please some, try all, both joy and terror
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/time847
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Richard III | Act IV, Sc iv, Ln 64 | Verse
Margaret: Bear with me; I am hungry for revenge
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mar803
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Richard III | Act IV, Sc iv, Ln 64 | Verse
Margaret: Bear with me; I am hungry for revenge
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mar803
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 2, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Richard III | Act IV, Sc iv, Ln 64 | Verse
Margaret: Bear with me; I am hungry for revenge
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mar803
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Richard III | Act IV, Sc iv, Ln 64 | Verse
Margaret: Bear with me; I am hungry for revenge
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/mar803
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Coriolanus | Act IV, Sc vii, Ln 32 | Verse
Aufidius: All places yield to him ere he sits down
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/auf602
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Coriolanus | Act IV, Sc vii, Ln 32 | Verse
Aufidius: All places yield to him ere he sits down
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/auf602
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
September 1, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Coriolanus | Act IV, Sc vii, Ln 32 | Verse
Aufidius: All places yield to him ere he sits down
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/auf602
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Coriolanus | Act IV, Sc vii, Ln 32 | Verse
Aufidius: All places yield to him ere he sits down
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/auf602
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Monologue of the Day:
Love's Labour's Lost | Act V, Sc ii, Ln 773 | Verse
Princess: A time, methinks, too short
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pri136
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Love's Labour's Lost | Act V, Sc ii, Ln 773 | Verse
Princess: A time, methinks, too short
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pri136
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
August 31, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Monologue of the Day:
Love's Labour's Lost | Act V, Sc ii, Ln 773 | Verse
Princess: A time, methinks, too short
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pri136
#shakespeare #monologue #acting
Love's Labour's Lost | Act V, Sc ii, Ln 773 | Verse
Princess: A time, methinks, too short
Read it here: https://MonosBy.WS/pri136
#shakespeare #monologue #acting