Shakespeare Monologues, Volume 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Shakespeare Monologues, Volume 2, credited to William Shakespeare, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Shakespeare Monologues, Volume 2, in the public domain. The LibriVox catalog page for this work lists the LibriVox readers. LibriVox readers present the second collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 15 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) remains widely considered the single greatest playwright of all time. He wrote in such a variety of genres - tragedy, comedy, romance, &c - that there is always at least one monologue in each of his plays. Some of these teach a lesson, some simply characterize Shakespeare at his best, some are funny, some sad, but all are very moving. Each monologue will touch everybody differently. Some people will be so moved by a particular monologue that they will want to record it. (Summary by Shurtagal). For more information on LibriVox, or to volunteer, please see: http://librivox.org/

Recording facts

• Recording title: Shakespeare Monologues, Volume 2
• Author credits: William Shakespeare
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 42:26

Catalogue topics

• drama

Track guide

1. Richard III - Now is the Winter... (Act 1, Scene 1) — 2:40
2. Hamlet - To Thine Own Self Be True (Act 1, Scene 3) — 1:34
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream - These Are the Forgeries of Jealousy (Act 2, Scene 1) — 3:11
4. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Sweet Moon I Thank Thee For Thy Sunny Beams (Act 5, Scene 1) — 3:05
5. Henry V - Upon the King (Act 4, Scene 1) — 4:28
6. Macbeth - They met me in the day of success (Act 1, Scene 5) — 2:21
7. Richard III - Set down, set down your honorable load (Act 1, Scene 2) — 2:52
8. Richard III - When he that is my husband now (Act 4, Scene 1) — 2:30
9. Hamlet - There is a willow (Act 4, Scene 7) — 2:26
10. A Midsummer Night's Dream - More Strange Than True (Act 5, Scene 1) — 2:15
11. Richard III - I Have Passed a Miserable Night (Act 1, Scene 4) — 4:19
12. Hamlet - O, What a Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I (Act 2, Scene 2) — 3:10
13. A Midsummer Night's Dream - I Know a Bank (Act 2, Scene 1) — 2:09
14. Troilus and Cressida - Ulysses' speech on Time (Act 3, Scene 3) — 3:21
15. King Lear - O! Reason not the need (Act 2, Scene 4) — 2:12

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