The Prince of Arragon Monologue (Act 2, Scene 9)
The Prince of Aragon has sailed to Belmont to win the hand of Portia in marriage by a game of chance. He must choose between three caskets (or chests) one made of gold, one of...
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The Prince of Morocco Monologue (Act 2, Scene 1)
This is the first time we meet the Prince of Morocco. He is the first of three suitors to Portia that will appear in the play. He has sailed to Belmont where Portia lives to...
The Prince of Morocco Monologue (Act 2, Scene 7)
The Prince of Morocco is one of numerous suitors to Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Morocco has sailed for Belmont to win Portia’s hand in marriage at a game of chance, established by Portia’s...
Juliet Monologue (Act 3, Scene 2)
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s famous tragedy about ill-fated love and the feuding families; the Montagues and Capulets. The play is set in Verona, Italy and follows two love struck teenagers who are madly in...
Desdemona Monologue (Act 4, Scene 2)
Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. Based on the short story, Un Capitano Moro, Othello is the story of a great war general who, believing his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful, tragically murders...
Benedick Monologue (Act 2, Scene 3)
While he is alone with the audience, Benedick takes the opportunity to work out his feelings towards Beatrice. Preceding this moment of the play, Benedick has railed against the idea of love and marriage, scoffing...
Romeo Monologue (Act 3, Scene 3)
Romeo has fled the scene of the crime after murdering Juliet’s cousin Tybalt. We discover him hiding out in Friar Lawrence’s cell where the friar has learnt the extent of the punishment that has befallen...
Macbeth Monologue (Act 2, Scene 1)
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare great tragedies, full of murder and madness. The play is set in Scotland and follows the downfall of army general and hero; Macbeth. After meeting three witches who prophecies his...
Gertrude Monologue (Act 4, Scene 7)
Hamlet or in its full title; The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is Shakespeare’s great revenge play. Believed to have been written between 1599 and 1602, Hamlet is story of a son seeking vengeance...
Orsino Monologue (Act 1, Scene 1)
Twelfth Night, or What you Will is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved romantic comedies. Written at the beginning of the 1600s, the play takes place during the Twelfth Night Festival; a period of high revelry...