Prince Hal Monologue (Act 1, Scene 2)
A lot of people overlook Prince Hal as a character, and over the Henriad as a group of plays. They’re revered, but perhaps only in small circles. Just like the very character we’ll be looking...
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Hamlet Monologue (Act 3, Scene 3)
Now he might do it. Now he might do it! After three and a half acts of Hamlet not doing it, (it being avenging the murder of his Father and generally being the revenge hero...
Hamlet Monologue (Act 1 Scene 5)
You know how sometimes you’re having a bad day, you miss the bus, spill coffee on yourself, forget to reply to an important email, and the ghost of a dead family member appears and speaks...
Clarence Monologue (Act 1 Scene 4)
If ever there was a time to trust your gut, for Clarence – this was the moment. We’re looking at Richard the Third, Act 1, Scene 4. Clarence is recounting a nightmare to Brackenbury about...
Dogberry Monologue (Act 4 Scene 2)
Like so many plays of days gone by, be they tragedy or comedy, they all need some sort of clown, and one my favourite clowns ever is Dogberry from Much Ado About Nothing. Quite often...
King Claudius Monologue (Act 1 Scene 2)
You know how you’re having a day where you’re really emotional about something – perhaps something bad has happened in your life or you are overwhelmed with stress, or you could even be grieving? Right,...
Hamlet Monologue (Act 2 Scene 2)
Comparison is the death of joy, right? Well, Hamlet certainly isn’t the most joyous of Shakespeare’s characters, but in this moment, comparison really ruins his day. We are right in the thick of this play...
What Does it Mean to Be an Actor?
Actors have a special function in society. As an actor, you are part of a grand storytelling tradition that dates back to early humankind. Storytellers entertain, educate, and inspire our world to become a better...
Lady Macbeth Monologue (Act 1 Scene 7)
Lady Macbeth is considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest antiheroes, from one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies, and for good reason. When it comes to the kind of moral ambiguity that Shakespeare was so well known for,...
Hamlet Monologue (Act 3 Scene 2)
When we think of Hamlet we often think of misery, melancholy, death, dismay and destruction. While all of those things certainly are quite high on the billing, if we look around there’s actually quite a...