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What is it?
Dramatic Monologue
• Dramatic says that it could be acted out,
and is a form of drama,
What it includes?
What it includes:
A character profile
Answered questions
The character speaking
A Character Profile
Full Name. Age.
Family Situation. (only child, brothers, sisters, two
parents, single parent home)
Relationship Situation. ( married, divorced, single,
boyfriend/girlfriend, still living at home)
Living Situation (urban, rural, house, rental apartment)
Describe Their Bedroom (we can learn a lot by how a
person lives)
A Childhood memory.
A Secret.
A favorite food and a least favorite food.
Answered Questions
What does this character want in the next five
minutes?
In the next five hours?
In the next five days?
In the next five years?
What do they want for themselves?
For their family?
For their loved ones?
For the town/city they live in?
For the country? For the world?
The Character Speaking:
The character needs to reveal a secret to the
listener.
The character needs to prove something to the
listener.
The character needs to reveal they love the
listener.
The character needs to reveal they hate the
listener.
The character needs to stand up to the
listener.
Call of the Wild Journal Entry #6:
Character Monologue
You are to write a monologue of one of the following characters:
Mercedes, Charles, Hal, Sol-leks or an on-looker in Skaguay.
Your characterization should be three paragraphs in length (8-10
sentences each for a total of 24-30 sentences).
It should:
be a one way conversation or thought process.
Examples:
A monologue for Mercedes – her thoughts about the
situation as she rides in the sled.
A monologue for Hal – his thoughts after Mercedes
protects the dogs.
A monologue for Charles – a one-sided conversation
he has with Hal about the dogs not performing.