I always seem to be looking for monologues for theatre. Last time, I went out and bought a monologue book, but I can’t find what I need in there this time. Here are the requirements:
The monologue needs to be from the point of view of either a “monster” or a victim of a “monster.” The term monster here is not the typical Frankenstein, but an actual person who purposely hurt another, either physically or emotionally.
The monologue needs to be an excerpt from a work; it can’t just be a piece all by itself. It can be from a play or novel.
Most of Edgar Allan Poe’s works are first-person narratives, and there are “monsters” in prettry much all of them. The one that came to mind was the narrative of “The Tell-Tale Heart” though it is a little long to memorise. Perhaps you could abridge it or use another of his works?
"TRUE! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story. "
