Is this monologue dramatic or comedic?
It is Helena’s monologue from “All’s well that ends well” by Shakespeare.
It begins like:
Then, I confess, Here on my knee, before high heaven and you, That before you, and next unto high heaven, I love your son. My friends were poor, but honest; so’s my love…
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8 Answers
Think you’d have to post a link to the whole speech before we can judge.
Sounds pretty funny to me
Which do you think it is? Didn’t your instructor give you some criteria to help you answer the question? What happens when you apply the criteria? Why don’t you let us see your reasoning, and perhaps we can help you out where you’re stuck?
Very much so feels dramatic than comedic to me. : )
I sure wasn’t rolling on the floor, if that’s any help.
If you click on “more monologues” it says this monologue is a dramatic monologue. I’m sure it can be performed with some humor, but I agree with the web site, it’s more dramatic than not.
The monologue itself seems dramatic and I see no trace of comedy whatsoever. However, more and broader context is essential to determine whether it was said with a comedic or dramatic intention.
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