Monologue

Offred Monologue from The Handmaids Tale

From The Handmaids Tale by Bruce Miller

female · dark · 49 sec

This piece is from a copyrighted TV series, so the full text isn't published here. You can bring your own copy of the lines and rehearse it on ActorRise.

About this piece

Offred expresses her anxiety about the oppressive surveillance in her society, revealing the tension between her need for safety and the fear of betrayal from those around her.

From The Handmaids Tale (S1E1, Offred)

30s · fear · surveillance · identity · family · isolation

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