Alma Monologue from Such is Life: A Play in Five Acts

From Such is Life: A Play in Five Acts by Frank Wedekind

female · dramatic · 1:11 min

(Bowing.) I'll do as you suggest. With all my heart I thank you for your counsel, gracious lord! ((She mounts the stage once more; to the King.)) With deep dismay, I see Your Majesty's August rule in danger. From every side The mob comes streaming to the palace walls. To me, your loyal chancellor, 'tis clear, Instead of shooting down this threatening herd, No better means can now be found to quell Their spirit than to send them forth to fight Against the neighboring principalities. The mob grows weary of the golden hours And frets against the long continued peace; It thirsts for blood, like the wild beast it is. Its drunken lust will crown you conqueror Amid the corpses fallen from its ranks! Heaven itself bestows this last respite. Seize, then, the sword! Else, even in this hour, Yourself may fall with many deadly wounds.

Rehearse Alma's monologue

Run it out loud with a spotlight that follows your voice, line by line, until it's off the page. Free to start, no credit card.

Rehearse free Get started free