Volume 2. William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) remains widely to be considered the single greatest playwright of all time. He wrote in such a variety of genres – tragedy, comedy, romance, &c – that there is always at least one monologue in each of his plays. Some of these teach a lesson, some simply characterize Shakespeare at his best, some are funny, some sad, but all are very moving. Each monologue will touch everybody differently. Some people will be so moved by a particular monologue that they will want to record it.
Latest episodes of the podcast Shakespeare Monologues, Volume 2 by William Shakespeare
- Richard III – Now is the Winter… (Act 1, Scene 1)
- Hamlet – To Thine Own Self Be True (Act 1, Scene 3)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – These Are the Forgeries of Jealousy (Act 2, Scene 1)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Sweet Moon I Thank Thee For Thy Sunny Beams (Act 5, Scene 1)
- Henry V – Upon the King (Act 4, Scene 1)
- Macbeth – They met me in the day of success (Act 1, Scene 5)
- Richard III – Set down, set down your honorable load (Act 1, Scene 2)
- Richard III – When he that is my husband now (Act 4, Scene 1)
- Hamlet – There is a willow (Act 4, Scene 7)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – More Strange Than True (Act 5, Scene 1)
- Richard III – I Have Passed a Miserable Night (Act 1, Scene 4)
- Hamlet – O, What a Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I (Act 2, Scene 2)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – I Know a Bank (Act 2, Scene 1)
- Troilus and Cressida – Ulysses’ speech on Time (Act 3, Scene 3)
- King Lear – O! Reason not the need (Act 2, Scene 4)