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What are some of the most famous dramatic monologues?

Hamlet's soliloquy - Hamlet, Act III, Scene I

"To be, or not to be, that is the question..."

Macbeth's soliloquy - Macbeth, Act V, Scene V

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow..."

King Lear's soliloquy - King Lear, Act V, Scene II

"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!"

Mark Antony's speech - Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."

Shylock's speech - The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene I

"Hath not a Jew eyes?"

Prospero's speech - The Tempest, Act IV, Scene I

"Our revels now are ended..."

Richard II's speech - Richard II, Act III, Scene II

"Of comfort no man speak..."

Henry V's speech - Henry V, Act IV, Scene III

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends..."

Falstaff's speech - Henry IV, Part 1, Act II, Scene IV

"What, is it a time to jest and dally now?"

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