I only know the killer was black. I want you to know I understand, Even though were enemies, you and I, I understand the fury that drives you. 0000027171 00000 n I could be as good or as bad as I felt like being. Why have you made my dress so long, Mother? 0000035920 00000 n How we strike up a really intense best-friendship with a straight girl who's really into it. 0000046151 00000 n She gets the winter passion and I get the dotage? Right?!. And when I look back at it, you know, just, its like she lied to me. I remember it so well, that I would shed my blood rather than degrade my rank. Out here, you turn towards the pain as it tears into you. 19 Dramatic Monologues For Women From Movies 1. . and I say to myself always, that, being the daughter of a king, all other than a monarch is unworthy of me. DAD! Id like to help you out with that myself, if thats all right with you. With all my heart, I love you. What I did was awful, and Im so sorry. Theyre nasty little sh*ts and nasty little sh*ts arent worth crying over.. Its a bad plan. And I wouldnt blame you if you walked away right now. Each finger, my palms, my thumbs. It was a girl. I dont really think it matters what that thing is . I know movings a big deal. Yes, freedom has fangs. (Pause.) But you have a great excuse, because the rainforest isnt wired for cell service. And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. And I had it killed because this must all end! And funerals are pretty compared to deaths. Here, here, or here? And you get to live again. A domineering mother and her sheltered son fly face first into love, murder, and the meaning of family in this black comedy based on Arthur Kopit's Broadway play. "What fire is in mine ears?" - Beatrice - Much Ado About Nothing I swear one night Im going to go out, and Im just not going to come home. Youre good at it. We were no longer under the cloud of civilization. So I ran away, crossed the shining sea and when I finally set foot back on sole ground the first thing I heard was that goddamn voice. And I hold you close in the hope that my heart may feel your heart beating. Out here, we swim horseback through rivers. Ive lived next door to you all the days of my life. More: Watch the Movie Click here to download the monologue ANDREW: Do you guys know what, uh, what I did to get in here? It would be poetic I suppose, but fast, too fast. Im your wife, and I wanna stand beside you. Im just a kid. Well, I don't mind your holding me, Commodore, but at the moment you happen to be holding me a bit too tight. [4] Kopit won the 1962 Drama Desk Award for the production. And, uh, manipulated me. I come home tomorrow and Im on the back of a milk carton. And then they all started to laugh. And Jules talking about how were gonna live together when she goes off to college and sleep in the same bed, and be together forever. At least you get letters. fires? and how slowly the atmosphere canagainst her dad by the Internet and wants to find a reason to live,it then I would be a human being and I can't understand what's going onIt's an odd turn. Oh yes, my nose would finally be able to smell the sweet scent of roses. 0000011828 00000 n if Chimne ever has Rodrigo for a husband, my hope is dead and my spirit, is healed. She says she'll accept the money, but doesn't want him with it Affairs continue in this fashion until the sitter attempts to seduce the son. 0000023325 00000 n Interiors 10. I have no visuals of prom dresses or favorite sweater or shoes I couldnt live without. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. what I (Slight pause. Tis foolishness, I ween,To overstep in aught the golden mean. (narration for Jonathan Winters written by), See production, box office & company info. Go to a hotel, go live with her, but dont come back! Yes, I remember the long afternoons of our childhood, when I had to stay indoors to practice my music. A monologue from the play by John Webster. She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. And I dont feel sad, either. But I dont want to be talked to like some incurably sick patient you have to comfort. In the interim, the understandably nervous studio hired. Because I do. I couldve lived with a professor of Middle English, for example, if he was a moral man and had tenure at Princeton. . That first morning she was there, I was eating breakfast with a few of my siblings when my new stepmom walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. The fact is that no item of clothing has ever moved me in any way except one. Just to see which fingers twitch a little and which ones remain lifeless. It stirred sh*t up, you know? . O heaven! Directed by Tyler Herman . When you do, the devil gets bored. How unfamiliar words like collateral and rendition became frightening. She moistens her lips.). 0000018935 00000 n I wasnt anywhere in the play, and I liked that. The OPA Monologues. Did I feel that? No. Your fathers gone, youre gone. But youre right. Understand, Sharona had to die in a fire in order for Undine to live. My family never owned one either. We must never lose it or give it away. 165. for allThy by-gone fooleries were but spices of it.That thou betraydst Polixenes,twas nothing;That did but show thee, of a fool, inconstantAnd damnable ingrateful: nor wast much,Thou wouldst have poisond good Camillos honour,To have him kill a king: poor trespasses,More monstrous standing by: whereof I reckonThe casting forth to crows thy baby-daughterTo be or none or little; though a devilWould have shed water out of fire ere donet:Nor ist directly laid to thee, the deathOf the young prince, whose honourable thoughts,Thoughts high for one so tender, cleft the heartThat could conceive a gross and foolish sireBlemishd his gracious dam: this is not, no,Laid to thy answer: but the last,O lords,When I have said, cry woe! the queen, the queen,The sweetst, dearst creatures dead,and vengeance fortNot droppd down yet. They whispered in my ear how they wanted to marry me and take me back to their castles. A monologue from the screenplay by Robert Harling. You know what? I kept on pushingjust like I always have where Shelby was concernedhoping shed sit up and argue with me. . Bide my time. 0000035304 00000 n Like winning the lottery or someones rich uncle needing a personal assistant. Janes father, an entomologist, spends years away from home working in a rain forest. But when you say it, Im looking at you, I believe you actually mean it. "I'm a gladiator in a suit, 'cause that's what you are when you work for Olivia.". Why did I fail? To know it, you must walk. And and Im very glad. Start studying Oh Dad Poor Dad-- MRose scene one. Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. We were leaving Texas, entering the Indian territory and redefining our meaning of unknown. What have I got Harry, hmm? But she doesnt listen. I chose to love him. I cant go to the police. By VINCENT CANBY. It was me. Granted, I didnt realize until later what waxing and waning implied. He left. Mary, I said. No Comments . It was an abortion, Michael! The Mud Puddle, monologue Genre: COMEDY/CHILDREN'S Cast: FEMALE (MALE) Setting: OUTSIDE, NEAR A MUD PUDDLE The Other "Other Women," monologue Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: HOTEL ROOM The Plum-Colored Sweater, monologue Genre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: A CLOTHING STORE But I couldnt. Tara loves to write for children, as well as adults, and has crafted her monologues to stand out, be unique, and be entertaining for both kids and adults. Antigone 5. Why should a mortal man, the sport of chance,With no assured foreknowledge, be afraid?Best live a careless life from hand to mouth.This wedlock with thy mother fear not thou.How oft it chances that in dreams a manHas wed his mother! Read the play here Folger| No Fear Shakespeare, Watch the movie 2010 (Helen Mirren)|2017 (Royal Shakespeare Company). Contact 9. .no, worse than tigresses . To decide against my plaintiff is to choose lining the pockets of prison owners over providing basic defense for the people who live in them. and and I could see! Your bones will turn to sand. One day you will perish. A monologue from the screenplay by Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola. And Im already dead. Great joke. (Detective doesnt answer.) My third comfortStarrd most unluckily, is from my breast,The innocent milk in its most innocent mouth,Haled out to murder: myself on every postProclaimed a strumpet: with immodest hatredThe child-bed privilege denied, which longsTo women of all fashion; lastly, hurriedHere to this place, i the open air, beforeI have got strength of limit. Sometimes when the doctor was examining me I felt our roles were reversed and that I was prodding his tummy. Watch the showhttps://youtu.be/id1zNMvAQ0U, A monologue from the tv series created by Chris Van Dusen. . But here? You said, lets talk truthfully, even shamelessly, then! Shadows Of My Mind (drama) 1-2 Minutes. A monologue from the screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke. racks? New Year's Wish - romantic monologue; a woman appeals to her boyfriend to forget about the party downstairs and stay with her as the ball drops. People like my client, Nathaniel Lahey, and millions of people like him who are relegated to a subclass of human existence in our prisons. Am I bothering you? Read the play here Folger|King Henry VIII In Plain & Simple English, Watch the movie The Tudors (2007)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971). Here she is talking to a detective about the crime. A monologue from the play by Lope De Vega. If one of Tims black students was angry with him, the black student would have shot Tim right there in the moment. "You can catch all the drama on the new Bravo hit 'The Real House Guys of DC,'" the "Late Show" host joked The Sixth Amendment was ratified in 1791. a weak and divided person who stood in adoring awe of your singleness, of your strength. Your purpose, right? I remember how different became dangerous. boiling?In leads or oils? Ye captive women, ye who tend this home,Since ye are present to escort with meThese lustral rites, your counsel now I crave.How, while I pour these offrings on the tomb,Speak friendly words? At the law firm, I wore heels, makeup, and a wig. 0000010146 00000 n But sometimes. Is it sinful to think of such things, Mother? His touch stayed with me long after the pain had gone and I longed for it. Wed laugh about how great our lives turned out and make plans for the things we were still going to do. Monologues are presented on MightyActor for educational purposes only . Dick, Bernard F. "Engulfed: the death of Paramount Pictures and the birth of corporate Hollywood" (p. 105). But Mary, I open my eyes every morning and all I want is a pipe to smoke. 0000005427 00000 n 0000010702 00000 n To this day that bathrobe is the only piece of clothing I can actually see in my mind. The black student would have been arrested and we wouldnt be here. Whenever I wanted something I could here that voice telling me to stop, to be careful, to live most of my life unlived. firm, she lost everything when her husband absconded with all her money. I would wear a lot of tasteful make-up too. But if this is Hell, then I must be a demon, too. (They sit in silence for a few beats. Some may claim that slavery has ended. The airplane. Just the crackle of his belt or rise in his voice was enough to make me shake like a leaf. I guess he thought we could best recover from the trauma of her death by living in a war zone. intimacy of it embarrasses me. Because mostly I feel rage. This film article about a 1960s comedy is a stub. O yet, for Gods sake, go not to these wars!The time was, father, that you broke your word,When you were more endeared to it than now;When your own Percy, when my hearts dear Harry,Threw many a northward look to see his fatherBring up his powers; but he did long in vain.Who then persuaded you to stay at home?There were two honours lost, yours and your sons.For yours, the God of heaven brighten it!For his, it stuck upon him as the sunIn the grey vault of heaven, and by his lightDid all the chivalry of England moveTo do brave acts: he was indeed the glassWherein the noble youth did dress themselves:He had no legs that practised not his gait;And speaking thick, which nature made his blemish,Became the accents of the valiant;For those that could speak low and tardilyWould turn their own perfection to abuse,To seem like him: so that in speech, in gait,In diet, in affections of delight,In military rules, humours of blood,He was the mark and glass, copy and book,That fashiond others. 0000040499 00000 n That almost happened to me once, Mary. 0000032174 00000 n . 0000019221 00000 n The tubing came from an old blowgun (He reaches behind the bureau and produces a huge blowgun, easily a foot larger than he.). made me think about how everyone lies. 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