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MONOLOGUES

Greek Tragedy

> Agamemnon - Aeschylus (m)
> Hecuba - Euripedes (w)

Elizabethan

> A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare (m)
> Hamlet - Shakespeare (m)
> Hamlet - Shakespeare (w)
> King Lear - Shakespeare (m)
> Macbeth - Shakespeare (m)
> Macbeth - Shakespeare (w)
> Othello - Shakespeare (m)
> Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare (m + w)
> Sonnet 18 - Shakespeare
> Sonnet 40 - Shakespeare
> The Taming Of The Shrew - Shakespeare (m)
> Twelfth Night - Shakespeare (w)

Restoration/High Manners

> The Way Of The World - Congreve (w)
> The Rivals - Sheridan (m)
> The Importance of Being Earnest - Wilde(w)

Naturalism/Realism

> The Cherry Orchard - Chekhov (m)
> The Seagull - Chekhov (w)

Modernism

> A Raisin In The Sun - Hansberry (w)
> Crimes Of The Heart - Henley (w)
> K2 - Meyers (m)
> Death Of A Salesman - Miller (w)
> Long Day's Journey Into Night - O'Neill (m)
> The Glass Menagerie - Williams (m)
> Balm In Gilead - Wilson (w)

MONOLOGUE GUIDELINES
CLASS INFORMATION

Monologue Preparation:

Always conduct your Text Analysis prior to working in class:

1. Read entire monologue.
2. Decide on Given Circumstances

3. Identify Chain of Events.
4. Outline Actions.
5. Choose appropriate blocking.

You must memorize your lines immediately. Failure to do so will seriously reduce your grade.