![]() ![]() In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond, And therefore thou mayst think my havior light But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true Than those that have more cunning to be strange. Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won, I'll frown, and be perverse, and say thee nay, So thou wilt woo but else, not for the world. O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love me, pronounce it faithfully. At lover's perjuries, They say Jove laughs. Yet, if thou swear'st, Thou mayst prove false. Fain would I dwell on form - fain, fain deny What I have spoke but farewell compliment! Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say 'Ay' And I will take thy word. "Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek For that which thou has heard me speak to-night. Just as Romeo's speech about Juliet's beauty is a popular monologue for teenage boys, Juliet's speech about Romeo is a good choice for teenage girls. What if her eyes were there, they in her head? ![]() ![]() To twinkle in their spheres till they return. Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes. What of that? Her eye discourses I will answer it. It is my lady O, it is my love! O that she knew she were! She speaks, yet she says nothing. Her vestal livery is but sick and green, And none but fools do wear it. "But soft 2! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou her maid art far more fair than she. For a teenage boy, Romeo's speech about his beloved Juliet is hard to beat. With romance, high drama and teenage characters, it is a good choice from which to pick a monologue. William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is one of the most popular plays performed in high school. The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts recommends keeping it simple and choosing a monologue that will play up the actor's strengths 1. With so many plays to choose from, it can be hard for your teen to decide on a monologue. ![]()
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