Reading Idol Monologues

A monologue is a short or a long speech said by a person enacting in a play or a film.

#1 This monologue is taken from the play Anne Of Green Gables - The Musical, that has been adapted from the book by the same name and written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Mrs. Lynde, I'm extremely sorry I behaved so terribly. I've disgraced my good friends who've let me stay at Green Gables on trial, even though I'm not a boy. I am wicked and ungrateful, and I deserve to be cast out forever. What you said was true; I am skinny and ugly, and my hair is red. What I said about you was true too, only I shouldn't have said it. Please, Mrs. Lynde, forgive me. You wouldn't be so cruel as to inflict a life-long sorrow on a poor orphan. Please. Please, forgive me.

#2 This monologue is taken from a childrens' movie "Wizards of Oz" that was released in 1939. But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you and you and you...and you were there. But you couldn't have been could you? No, Aunt Em, this was a real truly live place and I remember some of it wasn't very nice, but most of it was beautiful--but just the same all I kept saying to everybody was "I want to go home," and they sent me home! Doesn't anybody believe me? But anyway, Toto, we're home! Home. And this is my room, and you're all here and I'm not going to leave here ever, ever again. Because I love you all. And... Oh Auntie Em! There's no place like home!

#3 This monologue is taken from the book 'Alice in Wonderland' written by Lewis Carroll. Alice: [Angrily] Why, how impolite of him. I asked him a civil question, and he pretended not to hear me. That's not at all nice. [Calling after him] I say, Mr. White Rabbit, where are you going? Hmmm. He won't answer me. And I do so want to know what he is late for. I wonder if I might follow him. Why not? There's no rule that I mayn't go where I please. I--I will follow him. Wait for me, Mr. White Rabbit. I'm coming, too! [Falling] How curious. I never realized that rabbit holes were so dark . . . and so long . . . and so empty. I believe I have been falling for five minutes, and I still can't see the bottom! Hmph! After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling downstairs. How brave they'll all think me at home. Why, I wouldn't say anything about it even if I fell off the top of the house! I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time. I must be getting somewhere near the center of the earth. I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth! How funny that would be. Oh, I think I see the bottom. Yes, I'm sure I see the bottom. I shall hit the bottom, hit it very hard, and oh, how it will hurt!

#4Sour Grapes - A Monologue By Brenda B. Covert It's a good day to be a fox, that's what I think. I can play when I want to and sleep when I want to! Right now I'm hot. I see an orchard. It will have lots of shady spots. That's the place for me!

Look at all these fruit trees. What's that up ahead? It looks like a room made of vines. It has a ceiling of vines and leaves. Hmmmm. I will take a closer look.

This is a grape arbor! Look at that bunch of grapes up there. That's what I need. I can eat those juicy grapes. They will soothe my dry throat and mouth. I will have to jump to get them.

(jumping) Ungh. I missed. I will have to take a running jump. (takes several steps before running and jumping) UNGH. I missed again!

(jumping up and down) Why can't I reach those grapes?

You know what? I don't want those grapes. I bet they are sour. Sour grapes. I have better things to do than hang out in a grape arbor. I'm leaving.