(sad, then hopeful.)

Love monologues that turn hopeful, a minute to a minute and a half

This is the list for the class final: a love monologue, a minute to a minute and a half, that starts somewhere sad and ends with hope. Each one was read for that turn, and the line under it tells you where it happens, so you know the moment you are building to. Read a few out loud before you choose; the right one usually sounds like you.

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1
Kaufman from Adaptation
Spike Jonze · film · romantic · 1:09 min
Turns when he admits he can love her without getting anything back
2
Agatha from Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn · TV · defiant · 1:17 min
Turns when she says it is time to breathe on her own
3
King from Selma
Ava DuVernay · film · inspirational · 1:15 min
Turns when he vows to raise his mind higher
4
Cheryl from Riverdale
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa · TV · inspirational · 1:30 min
Turns when she says Jason would want them to move on
5
Fonny from If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins · film · anguished · 1:21 min
Turns when he admits he was fooling himself and came running back
6
Lisa from The Hate U Give
George Tillman Jr. · film · anguished · 1:13 min
Turns when she decides his mistakes are not bigger than her love
7
Cal from Crazy Stupid Love
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa · film · anguished · 1:07 min
Turns when he says he should have fought for her
8
Florence from Mudbound
Dee Rees · film · melancholic · 1:17 min
Turns when she understands her mother left out of love
9
Louis from The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain
Will Sharpe · film · contemplative · 1:15 min
Turns when he stops dreading losing her and thanks her instead
10
Lady Windermere from Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde · play · dramatic · 1:13 min
Turns when she vows they will never be apart again
Don’t say that, Arthur. There is the same world for all of us, and good and evil, sin and innocence, go through it hand in hand. To shut one’s eyes to half of life that one may…
11
Jefferson from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman · film · contemplative · 1:06 min
Turns when he tells Miles he sees a spark in him
12
Elena from Life Itself
Dan Fogelman · film · inspirational · 1:27 min
Turns when she remembers she is her parents' story
13
Teddie from The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts
W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham · play · anguished · 1:07 min
Turns when he stops listing what he cannot give her and offers love
But I wasn't offering you happiness. I don't think my sort of love tends to happiness. I'm jealous. I'm not a very easy man to get on with. I'm often out of temper and irritable.…
14
Oceana from The Naturewoman
Upton Sinclair · play · inspirational · 1:19 min
Turns when she looks at him again and wonder beats fear
(Stares at him.) How wonderful it is! Beyond all believing! I'm stunned by it... afraid of it. Tell me, Hal, were you ever drunk? (HENRY: Once or twice.) (Seriously.) I never was.…
15
James from The Return of Peter Grimm
David Belasco · play · anguished · 1:28 min
Turns when he lets himself think she might let him hold her
But I will say it--I will speak my mind. I don't care how fond you were of your uncle or how much he did for you--it wasn't right to ask this of you. It wasn't fair. The whole…
16
Mother from Made In Heaven
Alan Rudolph · film · anguished · 1:25 min
Turns when she sets Mikey's place at the table and knows he is okay
17
Brian from 5 To 7
Victor Levin · film · philosophical · 1:11 min
Turns when he chooses to believe in her
18
Stephanie from A Simple Favor
Paul Feig · film · melancholic · 1:20 min
Turns when she decides to love the people her friend loved
19
Stranger from To Damascus
August Strindberg · play · philosophical · 1:30 min
Turns when he decides she was an angel, not a devil
Devil? Yes. But if she's a devil, how can a devil make me desire virtue and goodness? For that's what happened to me when I first saw her beauty; I was seized with a longing to be…
20
Donna Elvira from Don Garcia of Navarre; Or, the Jealous Prince. A Heroic Comedy in Five Acts.
Molière · play · contemplative · 1:30 min
Turns when she decides his bad luck has paid for what he did
Don Alvarez, let the Prince come hither. (Don Alvarez leaves). Give me leave, Madam, to speak to him in your presence concerning this piece of news, which greatly surprises me;…
21
Magnum from Magnum Pi
Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson · TV · contemplative · 1:24 min
Turns when he realizes his dad is still a part of him
22
Isabel from Origin
Ava DuVernay · film · melancholic · 1:21 min
Turns when she tells Marion there is more to life than what we can see
23
Lefroy from Tecumseh : a Drama
Charles Mair · play · melancholic · 1:06 min
Turns when he hears her voice in the dark and follows it
Good-night, good-night, good friend! (Exit BROCK.) Give me the open sleep, whose bed is earth, With airy ceiling pinned by golden stars, Or vaultage more confined, plastered with…
24
Lynned from Arthur
Laurence Binyon · play · anguished · 1:16 min
Turns when she says peace can still grow out of sorrow
Sister, I, too, once denied One who had loved me, when he sought me out For my forgiveness. Gawaine was his name. They had told an evil tale of me, and he Believed it in his…
25
Jackson from Jockey
Clint Bentley · film · melancholic · 1:26 min
Turns when he says he would be proud to call him son
26
Lady Patricia from Lady Patricia: A comedy in three acts
Rudolf Besier · play · anguished · 1:20 min
Turns when she remembers the strength she found to stay true
Then you think me unworthy? (BILL: I?) You never denied it. (BILL: But I didn’t know you wanted me to! You’re worthy of anything! You know that!) Dear, dear boy! But am I? I…
27
Smith from Green Stockings: A Comedy in Three Acts
A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason · play · romantic · 1:01 min
Turns when he asks for the rest of his life to tell her the truth
Me. We are discussing me, Miss Faraday. What can I say to induce you to forgive me? (CELIA: Nothing. But, of course, you may say it if you wish.) (Turns and comes to her.…
28
Eleanor from The Lion in Winter
Anthony Harvey · film · anguished · 1:05 min
Turns when she begs her sons to love one another
29
Steve from Alice Sit-By-The-Fire
J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie · play · melancholic · 1:08 min
Turns when he decides he is glad he was the fool
‘It’s a come down. Ass, ass, ass! But I say, Alice, I’m awfully glad it’s I who have been the ass and not you. I really am, Colonel. You see the tragedy of my life is I’m such an…
30
Iphigenia from Iphigenia in Tauris
Euripides · play · anguished · 1:19 min
Turns when she dares to hope her letter reaches her brother
Alas, she dwelleth under distant skies, Unhappy one, and vain is all thy prayer. Yet, Oh, them art from Argos: all of care That can be, I will give and fail thee not. Rich raiment…
31
K from The Buddha: A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes
Paul Carus · play · anguished · 1:30 min
Turns when the prince asks him along and he kneels
O Prince Siddhattha, do not go into homelessness, do not leave us. I cannot live without you. You are my comfort, my teacher, my guide. I do not follow your instructions, but I…
32
Mrs Dot from Mrs. Dot: A Farce
W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham · play · sarcastic · 1:00 min
Turns when she makes up her mind to cure herself
Well, I prefer to call it strength of mind. Now, I’ll acknowledge that I was in love with you--a month ago. That’s a feather in your cap. (GERALD: Oh, I wish we were back again.…
33
Prymaat from Coneheads
Steve Barron · film · melancholic · 1:06 min
Turns when she says she got over it and met Connie's father

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