This is the thirteenth collection of monologues from Shakespeare's plays. Our readers have chosen their favourite monologues from Shakespeare's famous comedies, tragedies, and histories, covering a wide range of topics, and emotions. - Summary by Carolin
Chapters
1
Hamlet - Hamlet - 'O all you host of heaven! O earth!' Read by Marwa Khalouf 2:10
2
The Taming of the Shrew - Kate - 'Fie, fie! Unknit that threatening unkind brow' Read by Tony Addison 4:48
3
Julius Caesar - Brutus - 'Romans, countrymen, and lovers!" Read by Ian King 3:12
4
Julius Caesar - Mark Antony - 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' Read by Ian King 2:43
5
As You Like It - Rosalind - 'I have been told so of many' Read by Tony Addison 5:41
6
The Winter's Tale - Paulina - 'What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?' Read by Tony Addison 2:26
7
Cymbeline - The Queen - 'Weeps she still, sayst thou?' Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024) 4:11
8
Romeo and Juliet - Juliet - 'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou' Read by dchen 1:35
9
Richard II - John of Gaunt - 'Methinks I am a prophet new inspir'd' Read by Tomas Peter 3:12
10
Henry IV, Part II - King Henry V - 'I know thee not, old man' Read by Tomas Peter 2:03
11
Twelfth Night - Viola - 'I left no ring with her' Read by Rachel 2:03
12
Much Ado About Nothing - Beatrice - 'What fire is in mine ears?' Read by dchen 1:03
13
The Merchant of Venice - Portia - 'You see me, Lord Bassanio, where I stand' Read by dchen 1:45
14
The Merchant of Venice - Portia- 'The quality of mercy is not strain'd' Read by Lily Marie 1:30
15
Hamlet - Hamlet - 'Look here upon this picture and on this' Read by Lily Marie 2:05
16
A Midsummer Night's dream - Oberon - 'Now, until the break of day' Read by ltang 1:29
17
Henry V - Chorus - 'O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend' Read by Chris Pyle 2:15
18
Troilus & Cressida - Ulysses - 'Troy, yet upon his basis, had been down' Read by Chris Pyle 3:51
19
The Taming of the Shrew - Kate - 'The more my wrong' Read by rosalinger 1:30
20
Hamlet - Hamlet - 'O, that this too too solid flesh would melt' Read by Leanne Yau 2:38
21
Hamlet - Hamlet - 'Now might I do it pat, now he is praying' Read by Leanne Yau 2:09
22
Hamlet - Claudius - 'O, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven' Read by Leanne Yau 3:01
23
Julius Caesar - Mark Antony - 'If you have tears, prepare to shed them now' Read by Ian King 2:31
24
As You Like It - Phebe - 'Think not I love him, though I ask for him' Read by Rachel 2:21
25
Henry IV, Part I - Prince Hal - 'I know you all, and will awhile uphold' Read by Aja 2:08
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens shakespeare-monologues.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
