Every single thing I ever made Painted All of it just torched to high hell. I know movings a big deal. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can read. Here are four memorable musical monologues: 1. So I ran away, crossed the shining sea and when I finally set foot back on sole ground the first thing I heard was that goddamn voice. The scene ends with their shrimp dinners turning into hands and grabbing their faces, before throwing them backward. And I had it killed because this must all end! This is the best I could come up with, okay? So Mary Beth, my therapist, says I flunked Peek-A-Boo. The Long Goodbye, was that it? RELATED:10 Best-Dressed Horror Movie Villains, Ranked. No one will ever see it! Are you gross under there? Perfect Dornish beauty. In my dreams. 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? . Go to a hotel, go live with her, but dont come back! On April 3rd 1972, a C5A Galaxy transport plane with 243 infants, children, volunteers, and crew took off from Saigon as part of Operation Babylift. Those lips. And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. But I didnt mind, no, I didnt mind until I overheard a group of my friends making crass unkind comments about my family. A monologue from the screenplay by Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola. Every single of my exs, theyre now married! I like how wine continues to evolve, like if I opened a bottle of wine today it would taste different than if Id opened it on any other day, because a bottle of wine is actually alive. . I drank without thinking. I feel completely safe with you. We don't currently have any monologues from Beetlejuice . And you let it. Except that I loved her. 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. And, uh, manipulated me. Then you will know that I am no longer . A monologue from the play by Tristine Skyler. And wait. Lydia's Last. The same speech Ive been hearing since he left. And I am at your mercy.. Go anywhere you want. I still dont understand it. "It'll Sound Silly" The Children. . They shoved each other and threatened to duel when they thought it was their turn to dance. Im somebody now, Harry. "Dead Mom" - Lydia "Fright of Their Lives"-Betelgeuse, Adam, Barbara "Ready Set (Reprise) - Adam, Barbara "No Reason" - Lydia, Delia "Invisible (Reprise)/ On the Roof" - Betelgeuse, Lydia "Say My Name" - Betelgeuse, Lydia, Adam, Barbara "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" - Delia, Charles, Lydia, Maxine, Maxie, Adam, Barbara, Betelgeuse Act Two An abortion, Michael. (beat) It just kind of set something off in my head, you know? But those are not the crimes Im being tried for. But I dont want you to. But it also gave her anxiety because it meant that in the good times, there would be bad times. Wanna know how? Shes happy. She was a schoolteacher named Mary May. Watch the movie 2013 (Ben Whishaw)|1978 (Derek Jacobi)|2013 (Royal Shakespeare Theater. Did I tell this,Who would believe me? telling me my dads gonna be all right. With all my heart, I love you. The psychoanalysts. Shall I listen to thee, love, whose delicious power causes my desires to rebel against this proud tyrant? I like thinking about the red dress and the television and you and your father. Your purpose, right? Its that stage in development when a kid starts to trust her primary caretaker, to believe that he or she is there even if she cant see him. Jessicas husband was murdered when the couple stopped for gasoline in a black neighborhood. Hundreds of great monologues from plays for men and women of all ages. The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. I want to change my statement. And that robe disappeared. What youre afraid of. I dont need to hear this sh*t from you! I hurt myself, It doesnt hurt. It was undoubtedly just a phase, though the eccentric nature of her family might have had something to do with it. Like, somehow this night took things away from me and I expressed them to you, and you took them with you! You cant do that. Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for. We never owned anything. After giving Adam and Barbara some advice, Juno sent them on her way, only to be confronted by the footballers, one of whom uttered this hilarious line. Dont scold, Mother darling. They give me balls to squeeze, and fine motor tasks to practice. A monologue from the screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky. Type above and press Enter to search. And the future, John Lennon probably put it best. After my mom died, my father took his five motherless children to Belfast, Northern Ireland. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures. As unpleasant as the Deetzes are, itmade sense why Adam and Barbara wanted them out of their home, no matter the cost. I dont feel things for people anymore. Jackson couldnt take it. No more walking over bridges. You really should be in therapy, you know. Beetlejuice's particular F-Bomb is one of the latter, and to date, it's one of the most out-of-nowhere gags in a comedy film meant for families with slightly older children. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. In my fantasy world, had my mother lived, I would be extremely well-dressed. It is Hell. Dont do anything you might regret. Ive googled it so many times. I see the world through my mothers eyes now. I know you dont want to move, but whatever house you choose will be yours. I remember how different became dangerous. "Curse of the Starving Class" by Sam Shepard - Emma "Shepard's dexterity with language and character arcs make each moment of this. A child of the space program. . There is no alternative to justice in this case. Just because something is not perfect does not make it any less worthy of love. . Delia wants to change the subject and says, I would rather talk aboutDay-O Day-O!Catherine OHara then lip-syncs the Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte as all of the dinner members start dancing uncontrollably. Because I cant. . I have no visuals of prom dresses or favorite sweater or shoes I couldnt live without. . And would it be any better if I was too hot, Mother? Find a monologue that fits you and your experiences. I do them, but why should I? Its murder. It would be poetic I suppose, but fast, too fast. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is a woman in a tight spot. (Beat.) These 15 powerful female monologues for auditions are a great place to start the journey. But instead I locked myself in my dorm room and refused to come out to greet them. Michael, you are blind. The cup was passed around for all of us to drink. He left. Mary, every day really is a new day. Im lonely. Poor souls, they perishd.Had I been any god of power, I wouldHave sunk the sea within the earth or ereIt should the good ship so have swallowd andThe fraughting souls within her. Why did you come almost close enoughand no closer? My lords, ye look amazed to see your queenWith wreaths and gifts of incense in her hands.I had a mind to visit the high shrines,For Oedipus is overwrought, alarmedWith terrors manifold. . fires] in order to extinguish my own. And it sunk them in me. Tony winner Michael . No matter what I do I dont feel anything. If love lives by hope, it perishes with it; it is a fire which becomes extinguished for want of fuel; and, in spite of the severity of my sad lot. Just peace. Your father made you believe otherwise. I cant even keep you out of my bed. I cant go to the police. Um, these, uh A preoccupation with my own mortality. All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. Not caring what her husband or step-daughter wanted, Delia decided to completely redesign their new home. Sometimes Im less than human, I know this, but I cant control it. And it has been with me for so long, that its comforting. Beetlejuice Musical New Work Writers: Anthony King Scott Brown Eddie Perfect Scenes Sorry! There was no noise, no tremble. But I couldn't. Nothing had prepared me. firm, she lost everything when her husband absconded with all her money. I am not yet divorced, Im being investigated by the FBI, Im carrying the child of another man and Im not really a junkie. Sometimes she goes a whole week. But that morning, I knew that rule was about to be broken. A monologue from the tv series created by Taylor Sheridan. Shell sit there watching Jeopardy and bad-mouth my dad. Your moms with someone. I suddenly found I couldnt write any more. (showing him the houses). Following a car accident in which Erin is not at fault, Erin pleads with her attorney Ed Masry (Albert Finney) to hire her at his law. And then it begins its steady, inevitable decline. That little voice. I should have said so. Theres some really nice options in your price range. O yet, for Gods sake, go not to these wars!The time was, father, that you broke your word,When you were more endeared to it than now;When your own Percy, when my hearts dear Harry,Threw many a northward look to see his fatherBring up his powers; but he did long in vain.Who then persuaded you to stay at home?There were two honours lost, yours and your sons.For yours, the God of heaven brighten it!For his, it stuck upon him as the sunIn the grey vault of heaven, and by his lightDid all the chivalry of England moveTo do brave acts: he was indeed the glassWherein the noble youth did dress themselves:He had no legs that practised not his gait;And speaking thick, which nature made his blemish,Became the accents of the valiant;For those that could speak low and tardilyWould turn their own perfection to abuse,To seem like him: so that in speech, in gait,In diet, in affections of delight,In military rules, humours of blood,He was the mark and glass, copy and book,That fashiond others. Thats the one. If one of Tims black students was angry with him, the black student would have shot Tim right there in the moment. Here, she starts out talking to Guy, an addict in the group, but expands her confessional to include everyone, finishing up with Guy, who might be the only person who can redeem her. I had never been so happy. 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. Undine has really been through hell. It was a girl. Lydia demonstrates this with a sense of self-awareness regarding her own self-expression, as evidenced by quotes like this one. Sir, call to mindThat I have been your wife, in this obedience,Upward of twenty years, and have been blestWith many children by you: if, in the courseAnd process of this time, you can report,And prove it too, against mine honour aught,My bond to wedlock, or my love and duty,Against your sacred person, in Gods name,Turn me away; and let the foulst contemptShut door upon me, and so give me up. And I know you love me. What, do you tremble? And I wouldnt blame you if you walked away right now. Because, after 25 years of building a home and raising a family and all the senseless pain that we have inflicted on each other. Whoa! 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! I never got to have a mother, but Myrcella did. It makes tomorrow all right. In case of emergency. But slowly, your brain begins to erase every memory that ever brought you joy. Id known death since I was a child. that, in noble souls, worth alone ought to arouse passions; and, if my love sought to excuse itself, a thousand famous examples might sanction it. Why they hate us so much. O, I have sufferedWith those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel,Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her,Dashd all to pieces. Out of all the scenes in Beetlejuice, the dinner scene featuring the Banana Boat Song ispossibly the most well-known. Adamsat down next to a gentlemanburnt to a crisp, whooffered him a cigarette. I was there when this wonderful person drifted into this world, and I was there when she drifted out. The concept is absurd. Your bones will turn to sand. Its funny. I was free. Now you may think that you are too damaged and too broken to allow yourself to be happy, but you can choose differently Simon. And if not, were adding more every week so if you dont see one you like, keep checking back! It was me. Whoa! And as long as we turn a blind eye to the pain of those suffering under its oppression, we will never escape those origins. Why did I fail? Thats their line of crap. I found some houses I think you might like. (Beat.). What I am is a survivor. A vision that tells us that we belong to something that is greater then ourselves, that we are *not*, that none of us are alone! When they did find him, Barbara asked what his credentials were, to which Betelgeuse replied, Well, I attended Julliard, I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. Yes, freedom has fangs. Poor princess! Elsa Dutton - 1 (S1 - E1) I remember the first time I saw it. Am I supposed to sit at home knitting and purling while you slink back like some penitent drunk? I hurt, dont you understand that? There is no other option. . I knew it then. I was there that day when Ser Gregor crushed your lovers head. People around me say it automatically in response to how are you doing? Yes, it had begun that early. I would have said No, but at least they could have asked!! Shocking andunexpected F-Bombs in PG-13 rated movies can eitherstun audiences and make them uncomfortable, or cause them to roll over with laughter. Ill tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. A monologue from the screenplay by Woody Allen. I can take off any day this week and Ill pay for it out of my own pocket. Bowling, playing poker, art . about long-term improvement and adaptive skills for the real world and all that sh*t. I know! Tis foolishness, I ween,To overstep in aught the golden mean. You do love me, and I love you, too. and I say to myself always, that, being the daughter of a king, all other than a monarch is unworthy of me. Really? Sometimes when the doctor was examining me I felt our roles were reversed and that I was prodding his tummy. Why didnt they ask me to marry them? I thought about having him crush your daughters skull. I mean, theres nothing else to say, you know? She doesnt wash her hair, and she has on the same outfit shes worn for three days, but she puts on lipstick! Adamsaid he doesnt smoke, and the man replied,Im trying to cut down myself. It was an obvious bit of satiric irony. (Pause. )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. (Beat.) Which means that the promise of civil rights has never been fulfilled. In a way, I put all my romanticism into that one night, and I was never able to feel all this again. if Chimne ever has Rodrigo for a husband, my hope is dead and my spirit, is healed. At the law firm, I wore heels, makeup, and a wig. Until today. Oh, I suppose I am sick. If Id known you were going to make my dress as long as that Id rather have stayed thirteen. "West Side Story" (1961) Maria (Natalie Wood), sister of a gang leader, falls in love with the leader of a rival gang, resulting in tragedy. repose] this day depends upon it. Read the play here English & Spanish Edition|Illustrated English Edition. They call upon Beetlejuice to help, but Beetlejuice has more in mind than just helping. The physical therapists. It was a son Michael! character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! BEGGING YOUR PARDON! But lately I have started to wonder if maybe we just say that to make ourselves feel better. You know what? I mean, just what am I striving to create anyway? ), Isnt that right? . My Mom had the same bathrobe in blue. Oh, she said. But youre right. Out here, love burns through you like a fever. He made you believe that you needed to be without fault in order to be loved. A monologue from the screenplay by Chap Taylor & Michael Tolkin. Betelgeuse thentried to get Lydia to say his name three times, to no avail. Im old. I have real trouble telling the truth. He left. Tis I:Do you know me now? No one had such skill with his spear. Unfortunately, Lydiadidn't have a choice near the end of the film after Otho performed a sance to summon Adam and Barbara. A monologue from the play by Lynn Nottage. . Read the play here Student Edition|Regular Edition, A monologue from the play by Frank Wedekind. Beetlejuice : Dead. O perilous mouths,That bear in them one and the self-same tongue,Either of condemnation or approof;Bidding the law make courtsy to their will:Hooking both right and wrong to the appetite,To follow as it draws! meed of ill.Or, with no mark of honour, silently,For so my father perished, shall I pourThese offerings, potion to be drunk by earth,Then, tossing oer my head the lustral urn,(As one who loathd refuse forth has cast,)With eyes averted, back retrace my steps?Be ye partakers in my counsel, friends,For in this house one common hate we share.Through fear hide not the feelings of your heart;For what is destined waits alike the freeAnd him oermastered by anothers hand;If ye have aught more wise to urge, say on. No one said a word. Juno was buried in paperwork when Adam and Barbara were called back in to explain their failures at getting the Deetz's out of their house. I dont understand the concept actually. I watch them do this. But that wasnt your lovers way, was it? Early on in the film, Adam and Barbara discovered theHandbook for the Recently Deceasedand decided to travel to the Netherworld. You know, I want to kill them! These monologues from plays all feature three-dimensional females with space for an actress to show off her character . For what purpose, what goal? After falling to the ground, he stands back up and says, Go ahead, make my millennium.The line is a reference to Clint Eastwoods line Go ahead, make my day fromSudden Impact, which only became even more famous afterBeetlejuiceparodiedit. And when the devil comes to strip that love from you, there is no funeral or song or speeches that dull our senses and deaden our hearts. for allThy by-gone fooleries were but spices of it.That thou betraydst Polixenes,twas nothing;That did but show thee, of a fool, inconstantAnd damnable ingrateful: nor wast much,Thou wouldst have poisond good Camillos honour,To have him kill a king: poor trespasses,More monstrous standing by: whereof I reckonThe casting forth to crows thy baby-daughterTo be or none or little; though a devilWould have shed water out of fire ere donet:Nor ist directly laid to thee, the deathOf the young prince, whose honourable thoughts,Thoughts high for one so tender, cleft the heartThat could conceive a gross and foolish sireBlemishd his gracious dam: this is not, no,Laid to thy answer: but the last,O lords,When I have said, cry woe! the queen, the queen,The sweetst, dearst creatures dead,and vengeance fortNot droppd down yet. nay, gave noticeHe was from thence discharged. Maybe it wont. Catherine OHaras character in Beetlejuice wasvery overdramatic and had a passion for modern art. All they really had to contend with was an annoying family muscling in on their home, but the tradeoff was a drastic reduction in daily headaches and life concerns. And if you cant work up a winter passion for me, the least I require is respect and allegiance! ) You dont realize how lucky you are. This particular quote betrays Betelgeuse's trickery and penchant for lying in order to get what he wants or misdirect attention away from himself. (Pause.). I married a Wall Street lawyer. And it was wonderful. For the cancer to come back. We must never lose it or give it away. I didnt want your son, Michael! I had a therapist once who said that these states will wax and wane. Merciful Heaven,Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous boltSplitst the unwedgeable and gnarled oakThan the soft myrtle: but man, proud man,Drest in a little brief authority,Most ignorant of what hes most assured,His glassy essence, like an angry ape,Plays such fantastic tricks before high heavenAs make the angels weep; who, with our spleens,Would all themselves laugh mortal. Or which of your friendsHave I not strove to love, although I knewHe were mine enemy?