I realized as a woman how lucky I was. Arthur Lee Kopit (born May 10, 1937, New York City) is an American playwright. I trusted her. (Beat.) How would I know? Then again, I blame pretty much everything on that, my weight, my addiction to television, my inability to spell. Janes father, an entomologist, spends years away from home working in a rain forest. A child of the space program. When you do, the devil gets bored. (Pause. Comedic contemporary monologue for a woman from the play "F-Stop" by Olga Humphrey. (NBC) The show became somewhat of a viral sensation thanks to memes and social media, cleaning up with a major . Theyre nasty little sh*ts and nasty little sh*ts arent worth crying over.. Peter (male/female): Yes, Wendy, I know fairies! The Sixth Amendment was ratified in 1791. (Ellaria starts gagging) Im sorry, I cant understand you, that gag makes it impossible to understand what youre saying, it must be frustrating. 0000007327 00000 n But I couldnt. Am I a bad person? 0000011570 00000 n Dont you understand? And upon that sand a new god will walk. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. But Mary, I open my eyes every morning and all I want is a pipe to smoke. New York Times 27 Aug 1966: 18. fires? And we can convince ourselves that friends is good, right? 0000031886 00000 n Cause she met another girl. I still dont understand it. She nods and bows in Renjun's direction when he enters, but otherwise keeps to herself at the corner. I know what youre doing. And then when he comes over to pick me up, she puts on lipstick! I see the world through my mothers eyes now. I have to do this again. Margaret, that dreadful way! I was there that day when Ser Gregor crushed your lovers head. It makes tomorrow all right. It belongs to someone who has yet to come. The Cid 6. Sometimes it was so cold my toes turned blue. 0000043110 00000 n He invited dozens of young lords to Tarth. Everything will be okay in the end. Thinking about my whole life, how . May 29, 2022 by . That cannot be up to anyone else. Its away, right? I drank without thinking. This refusal of the child catalyzes her recollection of what happened to her own baby when she was a child soldier. A son! 0000026006 00000 n You must have felt powerful after you made that choice. Thus my lot appearsNot sad, but blissful; for had I enduredTo leave my mothers son unburied there,I should have grieved with reason, but not now.And if in this thou judgest me a fool,Methinks the judge of follys not acquit. No more walking over bridges. The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. Tis I:Do you know me now? It was the most precious moment of my life so far. If I could see just once if I could see just once what they looked like then I might know what I . 0000015443 00000 n I cant even keep you out of my bed. The little girl-dress suits me better than that old sack. Those brown eyes. Im your wife, damn it! Just kind of messed up. . They shoved each other and threatened to duel when they thought it was their turn to dance. They were toying with me. . Ive worn a mask every day of my life. Nothing had prepared me. She doesnt wash her hair, and she has on the same outfit shes worn for three days, but she puts on lipstick! Your father made you believe otherwise. I taped Larry Lester's buns together. 0000050641 00000 n . Yes, I remember the long afternoons of our childhood, when I had to stay indoors to practice my music. I swear one night Im going to go out, and Im just not going to come home. Does this my hair not tell the tale?Can you not see these scars,these signs of savage blows, this blood?And are you men of honour?Are you my father and my kin?Are you so cold, so cruelyour very souls arent torn apartto see such suffering?But no, your town is aptly named,and youre not men, but sheep!Let me be armed for battle, then,if youre so hard of heart,such stocks and stones, such tigresses . And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. I mean Do I really care if a handful of my poems are read after Im gone? (beat). I was free. The psychoanalysts. intimacy of it embarrasses me. Remember? Yet all thats left of them is bones in amber. Except that I loved her. The play won the contest and an undergraduate production at Harvard, and gained the notice of the Phoenix Theatre in New York. And I am at your mercy.. 0000033864 00000 n firm, she lost everything when her husband absconded with all her money. That would feel sooo good. But what does it mean the right man? A monologue from the screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor. We must never let them take it from us. I know! Right?!. What have I got, Harry? How I loved you! that bed, that womb,That metal, that self-mould, that fashiond theeMade him a man; and though thou livest and breathest,Yet art thou slain in him: thou dost consentIn some large measure to thy fathers death,In that thou seest thy wretched brother die,Who was the model of thy fathers life.Call it not patience, Gaunt; it is despair:In suffering thus thy brother to be slaughterd,Thou showest the naked pathway to thy life,Teaching stern murder how to butcher thee:That which in mean men we intitle patienceIs pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.What shall I say? Lily Dale They Shoot Fat Women (TV) Sisterhood of Traveling Pants Quilters Annie Quilters 2 Quilters 3 Quilters 4 Nuts Oh Dad, Poor Dad Classic Monologues (pre 1904) CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AYLI = As You Like It MOV = Merchant of Venice R & J = Romeo & Juliet MAAN = Much Ado About nothing 0000010146 00000 n Each finger, my palms, my thumbs. 0000013910 00000 n what old or newer tortureMust I receive, whose every word deservesTo taste of thy most worst? Thats what Ive done, Ali. But tell that to the inmates who are kept in cages and told that they dont have any rights at all. 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. Let me help you with this., A monologue from the screenplay by James V. Hart & Michael Goldenberg. And it has been with me for so long, that its comforting. Your blood ringed my lips as I rushed forth to gather you in my arms, but they wouldnt even let me hold you once more. A monologue from the tv series created by Taylor Sheridan. They wanted me to hurt because healing me gave them a reason to live, a reason to continue to believe in themselves. But somebody told me it was important so here it goes. I know, I know, were not supposed to have favorites, but still were only human. 0000042275 00000 n It is Hell. I thought about having Ser Gregor crush your skull the way he did Oberyns. Number 1,352,768 was a fake, and number 1,352,769 was a fake. I dont know. What are the chances of that really? I have this thing about not seeing people in the flesh. At least when you are gone, you are gone. 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? An airplane somewhere far away. 0000033324 00000 n Today my eyes died. But I couldnt leave. And then it begins its steady, inevitable decline. But I will not follow thesewhere my honor is concerned, the captivation of my feelings does not abate my courage. All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. This is the best I could come up with, okay? 0000021905 00000 n Why they hate us so much. . It was an abortion, Michael! Read the play here Folger|No Fear Shakespeare, Watch the movie 1995 (Ian McKellen)|1956 (Laurence Olivier). FILM DIRECTOR ROLE ACTRESS The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming Dorothy Gale Judy Garland BUILDING INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES 0000030132 00000 n It was time to go out fighting again. The snake doesnt care how much you love your children. He who least regardsSuch brainsick fantasies lives most at ease. You said, lets talk truthfully, even shamelessly, then! And I realized I was the ugliest girl alive. Can you live there with me? I see with sorrow that love compels me to utter sighs for that [object] which [as a princess] I must disdain. In comparison, Monica's relationships are written much healthier - Pete, and Richard - and it shows in Chandler x Monica, possibly one of my favourite TV couples ever. Watch the movie 2013 (Ben Whishaw)|1978 (Derek Jacobi)|2013 (Royal Shakespeare Theater. Im somebody now, Harry. (Pause. Ma-Mother says its a lesson in Life. I could! And it just started, like, this avalanche of sh*t, about maybe I deserve it. Enser S Filmed Books And Plays Author: Ellen Baskin Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351769839 Format: PDF, ePub Really? And you know why? But if this is Hell, then I must be a demon, too. So if you really are here, and youre really not just stopping in to say youre leaving again, youre going to have to do better than this. You know, I want to kill them! Requiem For A Dream 4. Just let me help you, Gavin. Ah, ah the fire! You know, I guess Ive been heart-broken too many times. (Beat). The lenses were the lenses she had given me for my stamps, So I built it. What sensation do you get when I do that?Nothing! For what purpose, what goal? and and I could see! Making you want to leave again? What I did was awful, and Im so sorry. 0000017129 00000 n He decided that he wanted to direct Santacqua, and he did. Published 11/08/2020 | By. only to keep in sight of your torn red sweater, racing about the vacant lot you played in. Sadly for Linda, she has never felt like a beautiful woman and in this monologue she talks openly about it to a stranger. A monologue from the tv series written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emerald Fennell, Suzanne Heathcote, & Laura Neal. I have a fabulous collection of stamps, as well as a fantastic collection of coins and a simply unbelievable collection of books. ), So I built a telescope in case the plane ever came back again. I could be as good or as bad as I felt like being. Let some good manPass this way, to whose trust I may commitThis paper double-lined with tears and blood:Which being granted, here I sadly vowRepentance, and a leaving of that lifeI long have died in. 0000020958 00000 n 0000037668 00000 n I can hardly look at you standing by your bags. Maybe I deserve to get my ass left at a train station at one A.M. , you know? And would it be any better if I was too hot, Mother? In law school, I changed my name to sound more New England.. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. Which means I married someone who lives in a world where, when a man comes to the edge of things, he has to commit to staying there and living there. I will count every minute that the kids are away from here, away from you, as a victory. He really did. . To whom should I complain? You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. I knew it then. No one will ever see it! startxref Thats the only good option. 0000037938 00000 n I hold you too dear to hold you too tight, Madame. Related names. My therapist, are you in therapy? My father sent me ten dollars every week, his lotto money. Thy tyrannyTogether working with thy jealousies,Fancies too weak for boys, too green and idleFor girls of nine, O, think what they have doneAnd then run mad indeed, stark mad! All I know is that my adults, the ones assigned to me, they dont seem to want me around, or I can put it differently, they dont want to be around me. No books. They came en masse, dressed in their Alexanders best. There is no other option. . But youre right. Until today. Jimmy Kimmel last night mercilessly mocked Prince Harry's revelation that he rubbed his mother's favorite Elizabeth Arden lip cream on his penis to cure frostbite in his tell-all memoir that has . telling me my dads gonna be all right. When I was ten I started getting sharp pains in my side and had to be taken to the doctors. Antigone 5. In my dreams. Oh, Michael. But when you say it, Im looking at you, I believe you actually mean it. I know movings a big deal. And it was wonderful. My father is the scariest man I've ever known and when armed with a bottle of beer he reaches nightmare levels. . One that will never die. ), A monologue from the play by J. Thalia Cunningham. Due to the failure of our justice system, our public defense system in particular, Jim Crow is alive and kicking; laws that made it illegal for blacks and whites to be buried in the same cemetery, that categorized people into quadroons and octaroons, that punished a black person for seeking medical attention in a white hospital. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him around with her. He prodded me, forcing me to turn around, mixing your blood with mine. But you have a great excuse, because the rainforest isnt wired for cell service. And we have 6 tables for the kids, seating 5 at each one, a table for mom and dad, and 10 food bowls. Youre selfish, do you know that? I think nature is really going to help. Are are they by any chance yours? And I know you love me. Start studying Oh Dad Poor Dad-- MRose scene one. One night, while I struggled to get comfortable in bed from the bruises and sounds of my mom's crying, I hatched an . It hurts. And that robe disappeared. Id throw my things in a cardboard box and run outside in my pajamas in bare feet. I shall die here. Dan's dad, Eugene Levy, hilariously makes a cameo during the opening monologue. 0000016837 00000 n Till I saw a few of the boys snickering. Theres these moments that shape our lives, moments you have no control over. Robert Morse (Person depicted) Rosalind Russell (Person depicted) Subjects. I would wear a lot of tasteful make-up too. I should have said so. . Time to let the healing begin. She refuses to take Martinas baby, Sofia, should Martina die, because she prefers to remain focused on her education. If the pilot had banked left instead of right, if the south had won the war in Vietnam, if the Russians hadnt beat us to the moon. It is so boring. And the future, John Lennon probably put it best. But I dont want you to. Sir, spare your threats:The bug which you would fright me with I seek.To me can life be no commodity:The crown and comfort of my life, your favour,I do give lost; for I do feel it gone,But know not how it went. 0000026584 00000 n And eventually, all you can think about is how life has always been this way. The unspoken rule in my house was that my moms name was never mentioned after her death. You really should be in therapy, you know. Like, somehow this night took things away from me and I expressed them to you, and you took them with you! They give me balls to squeeze, and fine motor tasks to practice. Racism is built into the DNA of America. Why did I fail? (Rosalie moves slightly closer to him on the couch. 0000029197 00000 n JGs@ JsM &|xI%$7m25\. Youre right, I cant pretend to understand what youre going through. Reality and love are almost contradictory for me. Read the play here Folger|Loves Labours Lost in Plain & Simple English, Watch the movie 2000 (Matthew Lillard)|1985 (David Warner). Home | Uncategorized | 84 Dramatic Monologues For Women (Powerful & Emotional Pieces), A monologue from the play by Nora and Delia Ephron. 0000025132 00000 n You ate all my cereal again. [5], The play was turned into a film of the same name in 1967 starring Rosalind Russell, Robert Morse and Barbara Harris and directed by Richard Quine. Ive coerced witnesses, got clients to lie on the stand, bullied students to tears, manipulated jurors like you. Am I bothering you? Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad is a 1967 American black comedy film directed by Richard Quine, based on the 1962 play Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition by Arthur L. Kopit. Like it was all some elaborate scheme I thought up. Now, my liege,Tell me what blessings I have here alive,That I should fear to die? him did you leave,Second to none, unseconded by you,To look upon the hideous god of warIn disadvantage; to abide a fieldWhere nothing but the sound of Hotspurs nameDid seem defensible: so you left him.Never, O never, do his ghost the wrongTo hold your honour more precise and niceWith others than with him! Shes so beautiful. Bide my time. Charlie, Rachel, Mona - none of his female relationships are healthy and full of trust, and he's jealous and possessive as a result. I only know the killer was black. (Detective doesnt answer.) Watch the movie 2014 (Colin Farrell)|2005 (Royal Shakespeare Company)Timestamp: 1:14 2:45. He will not useHis past experience, like a man of sense,To judge the present need, but lends an earTo any croaker if he augurs ill.Since then my counsels naught avail, I turnTo thee, our present help in time of trouble,Apollo, Lord Lycean, and to theeMy prayers and supplications here I bring.Lighten us, lord, and cleanse us from this curse!For now we all are cowed like marinersWho see their helmsman dumbstruck in the storm. They were incredibly proud, and why not? oh dad, poor dad monologue female. But Im done. Theres some really nice options in your price range. I knew that I must die,Een hadst thou not proclaimed it; and if deathIs thereby hastened, I shall count it gain.For death is gain to him whose life, like mine,Is full of misery. It stirred sh*t up, you know? He won the Vernon Rice Award (now known as the Drama Desk Award) in 1962 for his play Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Cl He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (Indians and Wings) and a three-time Tony Award nominee: Best Play, Indians, 1970; Best Play, Wings, 1979; and Best Book of a Musical, for Nine, 1982. Far from the cities that have paved the world away, and the farms which had turned it into a resource. Who knows? I couldnt bear to see her in another womans arms. And so far Ive looked closely at 1,352,769. You have no idea what that means. I do them, but why should I? People like my client, Nathaniel Lahey, and millions of people like him who are relegated to a subclass of human existence in our prisons. None of the boys noticed how mulish and tall I was. 0000046151 00000 n I try to find ways to make myself feel something more and more and more it doesnt make any difference. So who am I? (The play Still Life is part of the anthology Special Days). But he was wrong. She was always one step ahead of the landlord. "Arthur Kopit's Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad is the scream of the Fifties begging to be let out of its sterile, gray, restrictive . I like to think about all the people who tended and picked the grapes. A monologue from the screenplay by the Wachowskis, I remember how the meaning of words began to change. It was a girl. Read the play here Student Edition|Regular Edition, A monologue from the play by Frank Wedekind. As big as mountains. We all make our choices. They couldnt keep the game going any longer. A telescope so I might be able to see. It wasnt a miscarriage. Shes happy. Let me wear it a little longer, Mother! and I say to myself always, that, being the daughter of a king, all other than a monarch is unworthy of me. I hold you close, that is all. I was the first person in the family to graduate from college. I just dont want to have to call her. 0000031552 00000 n I was fine, until I read your f***ing book! He left. 0000008469 00000 n Electric blue. )Portal of Hades, thus I bid thee hail!Grant me one boona swift and mortal stroke,That all unwrung by pain, with ebbing bloodShed forth in quiet death, I close mine eyes. Directed by Tyler Herman . He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (Indians and Wings) and a three-time Tony Award nominee: Best Play, Indians, 1970; Best Play, Wings, 1979; and Best Book of a Musical, for Nine, 1982. One-two-three one-two-three. Sir, I desire you do me right and justice;And to bestow your pity on me: forI am a most poor woman, and a stranger,Born out of your dominions; having hereNo judge indifferent, nor no more assuranceOf equal friendship and proceeding. 0000026286 00000 n I tell her that if maybe we had people around she would start to feel better. And yetI honored thee, as the wise will deem, rightly.Never had I been a mother of children,or if a husband had been moldering in death,would I have taken this task upon me in the citys despite.What law, ye ask, is my warrant for that word?The husband lost, another might have been found,and child from another, to replace the first-born;but, father and mother hidden with Hades,no brothers life could ever bloom for me again.Such was the law whereby I held thee first in honor;but Creon deemed me guilty of error therein,and of outrage, ah brother mine!And now he leads me thus, a captive in his hands;no bridal bed, no bridal song hath been mine,no joy of marriage, no portion in the nurture of children; but thus, forlorn of friends, unhappy one, I go living to the vaults of death.And what law of Heaven have I transgressed?Why, hapless one, should I look to the gods anymorewhat ally should I invokewhen by pietyI have earned the name of impious? Yes, I killed them. (Beat.). 0000017771 00000 n But instead I locked myself in my dorm room and refused to come out to greet them. Its everywhere. In the film version, Harris reprised her role of Rosalie from the 1962 Off-Broadway version of the play.[3]. Then you were still, so still. Is that my share? . What have I gained by thee but infamy?Thou hast stained the spotless honour of my house,And frightened thence noble society:Like those which, sick o th palsy, and retainIll-scenting foxes bout them, are still shunnedBy those of choicer nostrils.