Death Monologues

21 free death pieces, ready for auditions, class and rehearsal.

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21 monologues

The Edge of Goodbye

I didn’t think I’d be standing here, staring at nothing and feeling everything.

Themes Contemporary, Death, Dramatic, Loss, Love

Length 2 Minutes

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Antony’s Mourning (Julius Caesar)

O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,

Themes Classical, Death, Julius Caesar, Loss, Power, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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Imogen’s Lament (Cymbeline)

O, for a horse with wings!

Themes Classical, Cymbeline, Death, Determination, Dramatic, longing, Secrets, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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The Perks of Being a Widow

You never realize how much a person takes up space in your life until they’re gone.

Themes Change, Comedy, Contemporary, Death, Love

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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The Day Everything Changed

It’s like the world stopped the day she left, and I’ve been stuck in that moment ever since.

Themes Contemporary, Death, Dramatic, Love, Relationships, Teenager

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely (As You Like It)

The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely

Themes As You Like It, Classical, Comedy, Death, Determination, Dramatic, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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The quality of mercy is not strain’d (The Merchant of Venice)

The quality of mercy is not strain’d,

Themes Classical, Comedy, Death, Determination, Moving On, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Length 1 Minute

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Ay, but to die, and go we know not where (Measure for Measure)

Ay, but to die, and go we know not where,

Themes Broken Promises, Classical, Death, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare, Siblings

Length 1 Minute

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Thus can the demigod Authority (Measure for Measure)

Thus can the demigod Authority

Themes Broken Promises, Classical, Death, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare, Siblings

Length 1 Minute

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And fare thee well (Othello)

And fare thee well

Themes Classical, Death, Dramatic, Loss, Misfortune, Othello, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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