Searching for final monologues: 3

Play: All's well that end's well

Character: Helena

Writer: William Shakespeare

I confess

Here on my knee before high heaven and you,

That before you, and next unto high heaven,

I love your son.

My friends were poor but honest; so's my love.

Be not offended, for it hurts not him

That he is loved of me. I follow him not

By any token of presumptuous suit,

Nor would I have him till I do deserve him;

Yet never know how that desert should be.

I know I love in vain, strive against hope;

ptious and intensible sieve

I still pour in the waters of my love

And lack not to lose still. Thus, Indian-like,

Religious in mine error, I adore

The sun that looks upon his worshipper

But knows of him no more. My dearest madam,

Let not your hate encounter with my love,

For loving where you do; but if yourself,

Whose agèd honor cites a virtuous youth,

Did ever in so true a flame of liking,

Wish chastely and love dearly, that your Dian

Was both herself and Love, O, then give pity

To her whose state is such that cannot choose

But lend and give where she is sure to lose;

That seeks not to find that her search implies,

But, riddle-like, lives sweetly where she dies.

This speech will be for my classical monologue, I feel that out of all of the classical monologues that I have researched this one has been my favourite so far. It can be interpretative in so many more ways than one, it is quite continuous for a classical monologue and it sounds like it is written by a young girl so it fits me too. It sounds sweet which is a difference to the my contemporary monologues, it shows variety and a difference in my other speeches. I also like the fact that this speech isn't really short or too long, it fits in nicely with my other speeches time wise and actually makes sense to me whereas other classical speeches that I have researched didn't. I understood this monologue straight away and this tells me that it works best for me. I like to know what's going on in my speeches and to analyse them but this monologue was easy for me, maybe it is relatable or more than the others. I like how it changes quite a lot, it firstly sounds to me like a confession like a sin has occurred but then when it moves on into the speech it sounds more like a permission ask for love. It then continues and sounds to me like a plea, then back to the sin, then in the end it sounds more like the ending of a story. I will defiantly be researching more into the understanding of this speech so that it makes complete sense to me before I start to memorise it more. I need to fully understand the speech before I make further progress to make sure that it is the correct speech for me, as it is so important for the monologues to be right for me. I will continue my research to see if I can find something else that I can relate to even more.

Play: Twlelfth night
Character: Viola
Writer: William Shakespeare

I left no ring with her. What means this lady?

Fortune forbid my outside have not charmed her.

She made good view of me; indeed, so much

That, as methought, her eyes had lost her tongue,

For she did speak in starts distractedly.

She loves me sure; the cunning of her passion

Invites me in this churlish messenger.

None of my lord's ring? Why, he sent her none.

I am the man. If it be so, as 'tis,

Poor lady, she were better love a dream.

Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness

Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.

How easy is it for the proper false

In women's waxen hearts to set their forms!

Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we,

For such as we are made of, such we be.

How will this fadge? My master loves her dearly;

And I poor monster, fond as much on him;

And she, mistaken, seems to dote on me.

What will become of this? As I am man,

My state is desperate for my master's love.

As I am woman, now alas the day!

What thriftless sighs shall poor Olivia breathe?

O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;

It is too hard a knot for me t' untie!

This is another classical monologue that I could include in my monologue performances. I like it because it is comical, it can be done with such whit and passion that it could work really strongly and I haven't chosen a comical piece yet. This could be a good option for me as I haven't yet found another comical classical piece for females so it would be very original and also very different to my other monologues. I like the speech itself and could do so much with it, I would have to do some more research into this monologue however so that I fully understand it because there are some things that I still am not 100% with. I do prefer at the minute my first chosen classical monologue because I "connected" with it a lot more than this speech, however it would be a lot more original to pick this speech. I will analyse it more then decide as there are a few words in this speech that I don't understand but for the overall feel of it I do actually like it.