- Play: Othello
- Playwright: William Shakespeare
- Character: Emilia
- Approx age: 20 - 30
- Additional info: Married to Iago (marriage made in Hell) // Maid to Desdemona (knows the ins and outs with her marriage to Othello and how she is treated) // Is talking to Desdemona in the monologue
- Before this monologue: Desdemona has been set to bed by Othello and he has completely disregarded her.
- Themes of monologue: Feminism, confusion, desires and relationships
- Link: http://www.inexplicabledumbshow.com/shakespeare-monologues/female/o-4-3-85-emilia.pdf
Contemporary Monologue:
- Play: Assassins
- Playwright: John Weidman
- Character: Lynette Fromme
- Age: 27
- Additional info: Middle-class upbringing // Met Charlie when she was 19 // Criminal // Commits crime to get Charlie to be called as a Witness where he can use this opportunity to deliver his speech to the world.
- Where they're from: Los Angeles
- Themes of monologue: Love, family and addiction
- Link: https://alwaysworkingartists.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/assassins-fromme.pdf
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