Monologues Unpacked
Working on a Shakespeare monologue? Here’s our database of Shakespearean monologues that we’ve broken down, translated and explained. We’ve done all the hard work for you!
Get stuck into many of Shakespeare’s iconic monologues and learn how to truly bring them to life. These pages are all broken down by professional actors, who in many cases have played the roles. The monologues unpacked team includes Damien Strouthos, Jess Tovey and Andrew Hearle.
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...
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...
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 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 is a Shakespearean classic! We’ve listed it in the top 10 of on our “Best Shakespeare plays” and it is one of Shakespeare’s most well-loved plays. Set in Scotland, this short, dark and thrilling...
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...
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...
Twelfth Night, or What you Will is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved romantic comedies. Set in Illyria, Twelfth Night is a play about love, loss, mischief. And it uses one of Shakespeare’s favourite comedy tropes;...
Antipholus of Syracuse makes a bold attempt to woo Luciana. Luciana is the sister of Adriana who is married to Antipholus Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse’s twin brother. Egeon and Emelia of Syracuse had identical twin...
This monologue is Henry V’s fiery response to an insult from the French Prince, The Dauphin. Henry the IV has died and his young son, Henry V is crowned King and immediately lays claim to...