Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 02

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

LibriVox readers present the second collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 15 parts. 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. (Summary by Shurtagal)

Genre(s): Poetry

Language: English

Group: Shakespeare Monologues Collections

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Richard III - Now is the Winter... (Act 1, Scene 1) Kirsten Ferreri
00:02:39
Play 02 Hamlet - To Thine Own Self Be True (Act 1, Scene 3) Shurtagal
00:01:34
Play 03 A Midsummer Night's Dream - These Are the Forgeries of Jealousy (Act 2, Scene 1) Elizabeth Klett
00:03:11
Play 04 A Midsummer Night's Dream - Sweet Moon I Thank Thee For Thy Sunny Beams (Act 5, Simon Taylor
00:03:05
Play 05 Henry V - Upon the King (Act 4, Scene 1) Simon Taylor
00:04:27
Play 06 Macbeth - They met me in the day of success (Act 1, Scene 5) Beth Peat
00:02:20
Play 07 Richard III - Set down, set down your honorable load (Act 1, Scene 2) Elizabeth Klett
00:02:52
Play 08 Richard III - When he that is my husband now (Act 4, Scene 1) Elizabeth Klett
00:02:30
Play 09 Hamlet - There is a willow (Act 4, Scene 7) Jennette Selig
00:02:26
Play 10 A Midsummer Night's Dream - More Strange Than True (Act 5, Scene 1) Scott D. Farquhar
00:02:14
Play 11 Richard III - I Have Passed a Miserable Night (Act 1, Scene 4) Scott D. Farquhar
00:04:19
Play 12 Hamlet - O, What a Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I (Act 2, Scene 2) Michael Sirois
00:03:09
Play 13 A Midsummer Night's Dream - I Know a Bank (Act 2, Scene 1) A.K.Farrar
00:02:08
Play 14 Troilus and Cressida - Ulysses' speech on Time (Act 3, Scene 3) Elizabeth Klett
00:03:21
Play 15 King Lear - O! Reason not the need (Act 2, Scene 4) Chris Gladis
00:02:11