A list of great Female Monologues

This is a list of great monologues for women. It includes a range of both Dramatic
and Comedic monologues. This list comprises mainly of classical texts. Classical
texts are typically richer and more challenging: exactly what all actors require to
improve their skills. Shakespeare monologues are also fantastic for flexing your
actors muscle. Make sure you thoroughly read through the text to understand its
meaning, looking up any unfamiliar words. A monologue will come alive if it is
acutely understood. It is also a must to read the play the monologue is from.
Reading the play will give you important information about the character as well as
the given circumstances around the monologue: where you are, what has just
happened and so on.

The Family Legend (Joanna Baillie)

The Seagull (Anton Chekhov)

Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov)
Marriage (Nikolai Gogol)
Mirandolina (Carlo Goldoni)
Tamburlaine the Great (Christopher Marlowe)

Britannicus (Jean Racine)

Antigone (Sophocles)

The Duchess of Malfi (John Webster)

The Relapse (John Vanburgh)

Volpone (Ben Jonson)

Salome (Oscar Wilde)

The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
Need help working your monologue? Check out our guide on Performing a Soliloquy
(Monologue).

A list of Great Male Monologues

This is a list of the best monologues for men. It includes both Dramatic and Comedic
monologues. The list currently features mainly classical monologues. Classical text
is great to develop your skills as an actor and it is typically much richer than
modern text, offering actors a great challenges. The monologues featured on this
page are written by some of the best playwrights of all time and are great texts to
work on and perform.

The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)

The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)

The Seagull (Anton Chekhov)

The Way of The World (William Congreve)

Agamemnon (Euripides)

Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)

Edward the Second (Christopher Marlowe)

Tamburlaine Part 2 (Christopher Marlowe)

The Fawn (John Marston)

Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)

Don Juan (Moliere)

The Miser (Moliere)

Tartuffe (Moliere)

Fat Pig (Neil LaBute)

The Good Father (Christian O'Reilly)

The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)

The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)

List of the best female Shakespeare monologues

This is a list of the best female Shakespeare monologues. It is always a great idea to
have a few Shakespeare monologues up your sleeve for auditions. When working on
a Shakespeare monologue you have to be a detective, there is so much to uncover
and play with, so look up unfamiliar words, read the play and try to understand the
meaning and intentions behind the speech. This list of best female Shakespeare
monologues is fantastic for finding audition pieces. When auditioning, always
choose a piece you connect with and feel comfortable performing.

All's Well That Ends Well (Act 3 Scene 2)

Antony & Cleopatra (Act 4 Scene 15)

As You Like It (Act 3 Scene 5 )

Cymbeline (Act 3 Scene 6)

Hamlet (Act 3 Scene 1)

Julius Caesar (Act 2 Scene 1)

Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 7)

Measure for Measure (Act 2 Scene 4)

The Merchant of Venice (Act 4 Scene 1)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 1 Scene 1)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2 Scene 1)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 3 Scene 2)

Othello (Act 4 Scene 3)

Richard III (Act 1 Scene 2)

Romeo and Juliet (Act 2 Scene 2)

Romeo an Juliet (Act 3 Scene 2)

The Taming of the Shrew (Act 5 Scene 2)

Titus Andronicus (Act 2 Scene 3)

Twelfth Night (Act 2 Scene 2)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Act 1 Scene 2)

The Winter's Tale (Act 3 Scene 2)

The Winter's Tale (Act 3 Scene 2)

List of Great Male Shakespeare monologues

Alls Well That Ends Well (Act 1 Scene 1) | Comedy

Antony and Cleopatra (Act 4 Scene 12)

As You Like It (Act 2 Scene 7) | Comedy

The Comedy of Errors (Act 3 Scene 2) | Comedy

Cymbeline (Act 2 scene 4)

Hamlet (Act 1 Scene 2)

Hamlet (Act 3 Scene 1)

Hamlet (Act 3 Scene 2)

Julius Caesar (Act 2 Scene 1)

Julius Caesar (Act 3 Scene 1)

Julius Caesar (Act 3 Scene 2)

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 1 Scene 2)

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 1 Scene 3)

Henry V (Act 3 Scene 1)

Henry V (Act 4 Scene 3)

Henry VI Part 3 (Act 5 Scene 6)

King Lear (Act 1 Scene 2)

King Lear (Act 2 Scene 3)

King Lear (Act 3 Scene 2)

King Richard II (Act 2 Scene 3)

King Richard II (Act 3 Scene 2)

King Richard II (Act 5 Scene 5)

King Richard III (Act 1 Scene 1)

King Richard III (Act 1 Scene 4)

King Richard III (Act 4 Scene 4)

Love's Labour's Lost (Act 3 Scene 1) | Comedy

Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 7)

Macbeth (Act 2 Scene 1)

Macbeth (Act 2 Scene 3) | Comedy

Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 5)

Measure for Measure (Act 2 Scene 2)

Measure for Measure (Act 2 Scene 4)

The Merchant of Venice (Act 1 Scene 3)

The Merchant of Venice (Act 2 Scene 2) | Comedy

The Merchant of Venice (Act 3 Scene 1)

The Merchant of Venice (Act 3 Scene 2)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 1 Scene 1)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 3 Scene 2) | Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 4 Scene 1)

Much Ado About Nothing (Act 2 Scene 3) | Comedy

Much Ado About Nothing (Act 2 Scene 3) | Comedy

Othello (Act 2 Scene 1)

Othello (Act 5 Scene 2)

Romeo and Juliet (Act 1 Scene 4) | Comedy

Taming of the Shrew (Act 2 Scene 1) | Comedy

The Tempest (Epilogue)

Timon of Athens (Act 4 Scene 2)

Titus Andronicus (Act 5 Scene 1)
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Act 2 Scene 3) | Comedy
The Winter's Tale (Act 1 Scene 2)

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