Oceana Monologue from The Naturewoman

From The Naturewoman by Upton Sinclair

female · anguished · 1:02 min

I gave him up! I sent him away. Oh, Ethel, Ethel... what am I going to do? (ETHEL: Oceana!) Oh, how I loved him! I didn't realize how I loved him! The whole face of the world was changed... and now, now... how shall I bear it? (She stares ahead of her.) Oh, Ethel, tell me I did right to give him up. (ETHEL: Why did you do it?) I saw he loved her, and I had to give him up. It would have been to tear his soul in half! But now that he's gone, I don't see how I can bear it! (A pause; she is lost in thought; she whispers with great intensity.) There is a vision... it haunts me... it cries out in me in a voice of agony!

Rehearse Oceana'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