Classical Monologues. Vol. 1, Younger men's roles

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Greek -- Orestes is jubilant, then uncertain, over his revenge Libation bearers, Jason defends his abandonment of Medea Medea, messenger reports Jocasta's suicide and Oedipus' self-blinding Oedipus the King, Hippolytus curses women and adultery after learning of Phaedra's passion for him Hippolytus, Hippolytus defends his innocence before his father messenger reports the gruesome death of Hippolytus Hippolytus, Talthybius recounts to Hecuba the slaying of her daughter Hecuba, Philoctetes reviles the Greeks who abandoned him Philoctetes, Philoctetes curses Neoptolemus for his theft of the magic bow Philoctetes,

messenger reports the cynically conducted trial that condemned Orestes to death Orestes, Polyneices begs Oedipus' blessing before his battle against his brother Oedipus at Colonus, messenger recounts the transfiguration and death of Oedipus Oedipus at Colonus, Elizabethan/Jacobean -- Tamburlaine persuades an enemy captain to join him Tamburlaine the Great, Act 1, Sc. 2 -- Tambourlaine celebrates his love for Zenocrate and for himself Tambourlaine the Great, Act 5, Sc. 2 -- Tamburlaine shows himself magnanimous in victory Tamburlaine the Great, Act 5, Sc. 2 -- Faustus rejects scholastic learning, yearns for necromantic knowledge tragical history of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Faustus envisions the blessings of conjuring tragical history of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Faustus prays in his last hour to escape damnation tragical history of Doctor Faustus, Act 5, Sc. 2 --

Gaveston, the new king's favorite, makes plans tragedy of Edward II, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Edward defends his love of Gaveston against his nobles tragedy of Edward II, Act 2, Sc. 2 -- Edward swears revenge after Gaveston's murder tragedy of Edward II, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Edward, forced to renounce his crown, rages, sorrows, finally surrenders tragedy of Edward II, Act 5, Sc. 1 -- Edward pleas with, braves, succumbs to his murders tragedy of Edward II, Act 5, Sc. 5 -- Mendoza, new court lackey, envisions his pleasures in office malcontent, Act 1, Sc. 5 -- Wendoll battles with his conscience woman killed with kindness, Act 2, Sc. 3 -- Frankfort recoils at report of his wife's adultery woman killed with kindness, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Frankfort pronounces his verdict over his wife's adultery woman killed with kindness, Act 4, Sc. 5 -- Bussy, young and poor, equates poverty and virtue Bussy d'Ambois, Act 1, Sc. 1 --

Monsieur the King's brother mocks the lady's argument : "Sir, I have a husband!" Bussy d'Ambois, Act 2, Sc. 2 -- Monsieur is invited to draw for Bussy his "character" Bussy d'Ambois, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Bussy is invited to draw for Monsieur his "character" Bussy d'Ambois, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Flamineo damns his mother for having inflicted on him a life of poverty white devil, Act 1, Sc. 2 -- Brachiano greets his wife with sullen contempt white devil, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Francisco fashions his revenge for Isabella's murder with her ghost white devil, Act 4, Sc. 1 -- Flamineo uses parable to remind the Duke of his ingratitude for services white devil, Act 4, Sc. 2 -- Brachiano, poisoned, suffers an excruciating death white devil, Act 5, Sc. 3 -- Flamineo, visited by Brachiano's ghost, surmises his fate white devil, Act 5, Sc. 4 -- Flamineo outfoxes his sister Vittoria's villainy in their game of pistols white devil, Act 5, Sc. 6 --

Flamineo mordantly but wittily observes the process of his own dying white devil, Act 5, Sc. 6 -- Bosola importunes the Cardinal for his reward Duchess of Malfi, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Bosola rails at courtier, woman, and "the form of man" Duchess of Malfi, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Ferdinand vilifies the Duchess and her unseen "Lover" Duchess of Malfi, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Ferdinand, the Duchess dead, condemns the murder he enjoined Duchess of Malfi, Act 4, Sc. 2 -- Bosola repents after the Duchess's murder Duchess of Malfi, Act 4, Sc. 2 -- Giovanni, disputing with the Friar, argues for the propriety of his incestuous love 'Tis pity she's a whore, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Giovanni, to prevent Annabella's marriage, makes a pact with her for her murder 'Tis pity she's a whore, Act 5, Sc. 5 -- Giovanni brings to his sister's wedding feat her heart on his sword 'Tis pity she's a whore, Act 5, Sc. 6 --

XVII century French/Spanish -- Rodrigue importunes Chimene to kill him for having taken revenge against her father cid, Rodrigue bids farewell to Chimene before combat cid, Nero recounts his falling in love with Julia Brittanicus, Hippolytus confesses his long-concealed love for Aricia Phaedra, Theramenes reports the gruesome death of Hippolytus Phaedra, Genesius, rehearsing the part of a martyr, wins Christ Acting is believing, Segismund, after lifelong captivity, yearns to know freedom Life is a dream, Segismund, embracing life as a dream, ruminates on its final value Life is a dream,

Restoration -- Essex, abject, begs the Queen for return to favor until she leaves with no reply unhappy favorite, or The Earl of Essex, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Essex importunes Southampton to plead his cause to the Queen unhappy favorite, or The Earl of Essex, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Essex, in anguish, despairs of rising again to favor unhappy favorite, or, The Earl of Essex, Act 3, Sc. 1 -- Essex, enraged beyond control, lashes out at the Queen for her ingratitude unhappy favorite, or, The Earl of Essex, Act 3, Sc. 1 -- black prince Oroonoko, enslaved by the English planters in Surinam, scorns them and their Christianity Thomas Southerne, Oroonoko, Act 1, Sc. 2 -- XVIII century English/German -- Barnwell executes a murder against his will London merchant, Act 3, Sc. 3 -- Barnwell suffers agonies of remorse after murdering his uncle London merchant, Act 3, Sc. 7 -- Spiegelberg, after a fool exploit with students, promotes plan for an "immortal" exploit robbers,

Franz contemplates plans for betrayal and murder of father and brother robbers, Spielelberg exhorts students to become a robber band robbers, Karl returns the captive priest to townsmen with message: "My holy calling is vengeance" robbers, Karl, remembering his innocence, yearns : "Make me a child again" robbers, XIX century English/French -- Manfred contemplates suicide Manfred, Act 1, Sc. 2 -- Manfred confesses his guilt and despair Manfred, Act 2, Sc. 2 -- Sailor William, legally but not morally guilty, defends himself at his trial before the admiralty Black-ey'd Susan, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Sailor William, condemned, prepares to meet his death Black-ey'd Susan, Act 3, Sc. 4 --

Mordaunt accuses Lady Mabel of "the deepest crime" patrician's daughter, Act 3, Sc. 2 -- Robert Brierly, in prison, grieves for the suffering he is causing his faithful wife May ticket-of-leave man, Act 4 -- Aubrey Tanqueray alerts his friends : his new wife may not meet with their set's approval second Mrs. Tanqueray, Act 1 -- Lorenzaccio deliberates : "Am I Satan?" Lorenzaccio, Lorenzaccio rehearses his procedure for murdering Alessandro Lorenzaccio, Comedy -- Greek -- Trigaeus, on his way to Heaven, begs his mounted beetle not to notice shit in the world below Peace, Italian Renaissance -- Callimaco reports on his perfect night with Lucrezia Mandragola,

Marca details soberly how he and his companions cheated the landlord out of a banquet Il candelaio, Sanguino takes private comfort in his parable of how the tricked can become the trickster Il candelaio, Bernardo explains to his love the virtue of forgetting about honor Il candelaio, J.R. hale, Scaramure wants whores and whoremongers entirely absolved of reproach Il candelaio, Elizabethan/Jacobean -- Sligut takes note of several passengers crawling out of the Themes after shipwreck Eastward Ho!, Act 4, Sc. 1 -- Mosca ejects Volpone's would-be heirs Volpone, Act 5, Sc. 1 -- Novice Ralph inspires bumbling men to battle and glory knight of the burning pestle, Act 5, Sc. 2 -- Ralph, with a forked arrow through his head, recites his dying speech knight of the burning pestle, Act 5, Sc. 3 -- Restoration -- Bayes the poet explains his strategy for making plays rehearsal, Act 1. Sc. 1 -- Bayes seeks advice on presenting his prologue rehearsal, Act 1, Sc. 2 --

Rhodophil laments the misfortune of marriage, and plans consolation with a yet-to-be-won mistress Marriage-a-la-mode, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Rholdophil resolves that he and Doralice must forever suffer the misfortune of their marriage Marriage-a-la-mode, Act 3, Sc. 1 -- Horner explains to his doctor the advantages of pretending to be a eunuch country wife, Act 1 -- Ramble declares a "new order of nature" for true wits and against fools country wit, Act 2 -- Sir Fopling Flutter displays on his person the French mode man of mode, Act 3, Sc. 1 -- Whittmore, under instructions from Lucia, must "feign a courtship" to Isabella Sir patient fancy, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Petro demonstrates how the body can tell a tale and pick a pocket, with small aid from words or sense feign'd courtesan, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Belfont Senior, the "swinish" rustic son of a brutish father, embraces London's low life squire of Alsatia, Act 1, Sc. 1-- Sosia, playing two parts, rehearses the news he is bringing to Alcmene Amphitryon, Act 2, Sc. 1 --

Mellefont recounts how Lady Touchwood invaded his bedchamber and wooed with fury double dealer, Act 1, Sc. 3 -- Maskwell strengthens Mellefont's confidence in his loyalty by confidently confessing his treachery double dealer, Act 2, Sc. 7 -- Maskwell, self-congratulating, apostrophizes treachery and double dealing double dealer, Act 2, Sc. 2 -- valet Jeremy is horrified at his master's plant turn playwright Love for love, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Loveless, impoverished by riot, remains thoroughly well disposed toward pleasure Love's last shift, Act 1, Sc. 1 -- Loveless embraces love of virtue together with bliss, and fulsomely repents Love's last shift, Act 5, Sc. 2 -- Sir Novelty Fashion demonstrates how he merits his name Love's last shift, Act 2, Sc. 1 -- Lord Foppington favors a lady with an account of his day relapse, Act 2, Sc. 2 -- Loveless is disquieted by the logic of his wavering marital affections relapse, Act 3, Sc. 1 -- Lord Foppington, in the epilogue, condemns the author relapse, Epilogue -- Fainall dismisses wives, marriage, cuckoldry and jealously way of the world, Act 3, Sc. 3 --

Mirabel offers his conditions for marriage to Millimant way of the world, Act 4, Sc. 1 -- Beaumine commiserates with and warns Phillabell, who is in danger of marriage Love is a loss, Act 1, Sc. 2 -- Beaumine, while chastising Lesbia, pretends to talk himself into an immediate proposal of marriage Love at a loss, Act 3, Sc. 1 -- XVII century French -- Tartuffe attempts to seduce Elmire, the wife of his patron Don Juan, G. Graveley Sganarelle reveals the true nature of his master Don Juan Don Juan, Don Juan explains his contempt for the idea of fidelity Don Juan, Don Juan explains his devotion to "the fashionable vice," hypocrisy Don Juan,

Alceste, condemning Celimene's falseness, also confesses his love misanthrope, Arlecchino's account of his trip to the Moon Arlecchino's heroic attempt to commit suicide XVIII century English -- Young Bookwit, newly arrived in London prepares to put into practice his scrupulous study of women lying lover, Captain Clerimont, disguised as a painter, offers a young lady her choice of compelling attitudes for her portrait tender husband, Bevil Jr., constrained but courteous, counters his father's choice of wife for him conscious lovers, Sharp implores his destitute master to marry lying valet, Puff reveals the secrets of his craft critic, XIX/XX century German/Scandinavian/English -- Leonce contemplates with cheer love, emptiness, and boredom Leonce and Lena, Leonce contemplates with cheer love, emptiness, and boredom Leonce and Lena,

Valerio returns to court with two "mechanisms :" Leonce and Lena Leonce and Lena, Peer Gynt drives his dying mother to Heaven Peer Gynt, Wm. Archer, Tanner, exhorting Ann to assert her independence, puts his own in jeopardy Man and superman, Act 3 -- Glossary of Greek and Roman names.

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