Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 01

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. So here are the first fifteen monologues. (Summary by Shurtagal).

A pdf file of of the monologues in this collection is available here. (0 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Merchant of Venice - Quality of Mercy (Act 4, Scene 1)	1:31	Read by Kirsten Ferreri
Taming of the Shrew - No Shame But Mine (Act 3, Scene 2)	1:40	Read by Duan
Macbeth - They met me on the day of sucess (Act 1, Scene 5)	2:22	Read by Lizzie Driver
Romeo and Juliet - More Than Prince of Cats (Act 2, Scene 4)	0:49	Read by Shurtagal
Macbeth - Is this a dagger? (Act 2, Scene 1)	2:16	Read by Julian Jamison
A Midsummer Night's Dream - If We Shadows Have Offended (Act 5, Scene 2)	1:19	Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henry V - Prologue (Act 1, Scene 1)	2:32	Read by Squid Varilekova
King John - I defy all counsel (Act 3, Scene 4)	2:17	Read by Larysa Jaworski
Romeo and Juliet - Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo (Act 2, Scene 2)	1:13	Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Twelfth Night - I left no ring with her (Act 2, Scene 2)	1:39	Read by Karen Savage
The Tempest - Be Cheerful Sir (Act 4, Scene 1)	1:13	Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
Othello - Emilia (Act 4, Scene 3)	1:57	Read by Elizabeth Klett
Hamlet - Hamlet's Speech to the Players (Act 3, Scene 2)	2:39	Read by Shurtagal
Richard II - Of Comfort No Man Speak (Act 3, Scene 2)	2:36	Read by Mark Nelson
Measure for Measure - Tis One Thing To Be Tempted (Act 2, Scene 1)	1:14	Read by Martin Clifton

Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 01

William Shakespeare

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