classical monologue.. UGH!

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classical monologue.. UGH!

Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:51am

Hey guys.. I'm sure there have many-a-posts on this.. but I know absolutely NOTHING about classical monologues, and I need one quick that's not overused for a girl age range 16-25 ish. The only problem is it will have to be one i can get online cuz i have NO TIME! ahh stupid me the procrastinator HELP PLEASE :)

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re: classical monologue.. UGH!

Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:59am

Do you mean like Shakespeare or something? A good dramatic Shakespearean monologue is Tamora's first one in Titus Andronicus. "Stay Roman breathren..." is how it starts.

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:00am

Anything by Oscar Wilde is great! He's still considered classical but the language isn't really difficult like, say Shakespeare or Marlowe. This monologue is also really good because it's pretty straightforward. It tells a lot about the character on it's own, so you could get away with not reading the whole play (still generally a good idea though).

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"This is what I trained to do, and this is what I love about theater. What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. And out my own self, to shape and form and fashion a real human being--and to present that in such a way that people see something of themselves or their own understanding in that human being." --Phylicia Rashad

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re: classical monologue.. UGH!

Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:02am

thanks! Sorry though I forgot to mention it probably should be Moliere or Shakespeare, it's for Fordham College.. thanks for the suggestions!

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:06am

if you need a comedic one there are several from Much Ado About Nothing that are great and Twelfh Night.

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"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:07am

actually i need a dramatic.. haha sorry left out some important info on the first post

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:21am

Juliet has a lot of really great monologues. There is one (sorry, i haven't got a link!) where she's waiting for the Nurse to return home with news about Romeo. There is a lot pacing and being impatient, so there is alot you could do with blocking that would impress them!

I too am getting ready for that whole college audition thing. I feel your pain, sistah!

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"This is what I trained to do, and this is what I love about theater. What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. And out my own self, to shape and form and fashion a real human being--and to present that in such a way that people see something of themselves or their own understanding in that human being." --Phylicia Rashad

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:24am

Gah don't remind me. I have some coming up in March and February I think. I have my Shakespeare one just working on the more modern one. Thinking of using something of Adam Rapp's.

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"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:26am

haha nice to know someones there with me! haha i'm SO overwhelmed!! the only thing about juliet.. think they have heard them all though? i would feel like i'm doing something way overdone. ugh soo annoying how i know NOTHING about classical theater..

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:28am

I know a couple of things. There's some good classical monologues from The Winter's Tale(love that play), Richard II and III, Scottish play, I'll think of some more.

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"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:30am

thanks so much! do u know anywhere i can find this stuff online?? sorry for bein so annoying lol

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:31am

Good point about the overdone-ness...probably stay away from Juliet then.

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"This is what I trained to do, and this is what I love about theater. What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. And out my own self, to shape and form and fashion a real human being--and to present that in such a way that people see something of themselves or their own understanding in that human being." --Phylicia Rashad

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:32am

I can't remember the site off the top of my head. If you have a complete Shakespeare works at home that comes in handy.

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"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:33am

If you google for shakespeare stuff you are bound to find the scripts.

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"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:34am

i dont .. its my first time every having to do anything classical (no excuse, but it'll have to do)

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:35am

Ibsen has some wonderful pieces and of course if you wanna kill yourself afterwards Chekhov. I think Uncle Vanya had some 16-25 female ones.

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 3:34am

www.shakespeare-monologues.com (or it may be .org)

In any case, once you get there it's categorized by women's comedic, women's dramatic, men's comedic, and men's dramatic. It's my bestest friend ever for classical monologues.

By the way, I highly reccomend Lady MacBeth's monologue beginning with "Was the hope drunk wherein you dressed yourself?" It's not super overdone but it's really good.

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 3:27pm

That is a good one.

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"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear

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Posted: 1/2/05 at 11:38pm

I think Portia has a few short-ish monolgues in Julius Caesar. I know I did one once a long time ago that had to be less than a minute long.

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