Monologue

Bottom Monologue from A Midsummer Night's Dream

From A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

male · comedic · 56 sec

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That will ask some tears in the true performing of it. If I do it, let the audience look to their eyes. I will move storms; I will condole in some measure. To the rest—yet my chief humour is for a tyrant. I could play Ercles rarely, or a part to tear a cat in, to make all split. The raging rocks And shivering shocks Shall break the locks Of prison gates, And Phibbus’ car Shall shine from far, And make and mar The foolish Fates. This was lofty. Now name the rest of the players. This is Ercles’ vein, a tyrant’s vein; a lover is more condoling.

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Bottom expresses his eagerness to perform a dramatic role, showcasing his ambition and comedic understanding of theatricality while contemplating the emotional depth required for the character.

20s · anticipation · identity · power · performance · fate

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