Overused Male Shakespeare Monologues

Aaron (Titus Andronicus)

Angelo (Measure For Measure)

Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)

Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Brutus (Julius Caesar)

Cassius (Julius Caesar)

Chorus (Henry V) - The opening speech, "O for a muse of fire..."

Clarence (Richard III)

Edgar (King Lear)

Edmund (King Lear)

Egeus (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Hamlet (Hamlet)

Hotspur (Henry IV, part 1)

Iago (Othello)

Lancelot Gobbo (The Merchant of Venice)

Launce (The Two Gentlemen of Verona)

Macbeth (Macbeth)

Malvolio (Twelfth Night)

Mark Antony (Julius Caesar)

Marullus (Julius Caesar)

Mercutio (Romeo And Juliet)

Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Orsino (Twelfth Night)

Othello (Othello)

Petruchio (The Taming Of The Shrew)

Philip the Bastard (King John)

Prince Hal, later Henry V (Henry IV, parts 1 & 2 and Henry V)

Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Richard II (Richard II)

Richard III (Richard III)

Romeo (Romeo And Juliet)

Shylock (The Merchant Of Venice)

Trinculo (The Tempest) - "Here's neither bush nor shrub..." (Act 2, Scene 2)

I have cited specific scenes/speeches against a character, when there is material elsewhere for that character which doesn't tend to be used.
This list is based on a survey of approximately three years of auditions.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't use any of the material above - there are some wonderful characters and speeches cited. However, you should feel very, very sure (in the moment of audition) that you can do your choice very well. Remember: experienced auditioners have seen all the above many times before.

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