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Monologue in Prison Meeting Room
Young woman is sitting on a plastic chair behind a table.
Its one of those ‘I hate to say I told you so’ situations. I know, you
warned me about him. You warned me about him till you were blue in the
face. But, you know, in some ways that made it all the more exciting,
gave him some mystery. You were the one who introduced him to me, the
night we went to The Fleece and Furkin, to watch King Adora. You
remember? He bought me a vodka and orange, and he called it a
screwdriver. I’d never heard it called a screwdriver before. And he
was so charming. You thought it too, you thought he was charming. But
I guess you knew him, you knew more than I wanted to know. I was very
stubborn then, liked to form my own opinions, you know me. I’m sorry,
I really am. I thought you were jealous, because he was so charming.
Secretly, it sounds petty but, well I thought you wanted him.
Pause (looks down at her hands)
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When we were all about to go you went to the toilet, and we were alone
together. I never told you this, well I don’t think I did. He told me
I was beautiful. He leant over to me and whispered in my ear. His
breath was all warm and alcoholic and he said “Becky, you’re
beautiful”. I don’t hold it against you, but when you came back…the
moment was ruined. And at the time I was so annoyed at you. You know,
I did have change for the taxi, but I was so annoyed at you.
Pause
I used to wonder if you knew about us. I used to get paranoid that his
smell lingered in my room, when you’d come in of an even...
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...it was something, the floors, well everything
really. We got up to the room, bags came up two minutes later. He
opened a bottle of wine and we laughed like, well like we didn’t have
to go home ever, and like it would always be like this. I was so
happy, you wouldn’t have recognised me, I was that happy. And we made
love, and we loved each other, we really…he loved me and I loved him.
Pause
So, the evening and I met Francoise and Alex. They gave me the
packages and that was it. I put them, well Francoise helped me. They
were so heavy and there were, well there were forty of them. Back for
Monday and I didn’t think, well that’s the point I didn’t think
because I loved him so much. I’m so sorry, I would. God I wish. God I
really wish I’d listened to you, but he was so charming. You knew it
too, he was so charming.
each other, I played with little Minou in the back seat and pretended not to hear them." -
School, there was a young man named Gene. He was confirmative to many people and always in
disliked him so much by this time that I didn’t find it necessary to tell him
he started to tell me, and I felt as if asking why he caused the storm
He said, "You don’t want to?" I answered, "no." He was quiet, and I was embarrassed because I felt I shouldn’t have said that.”
...h each sinister laugh. As quickly as Jerry had appeared, he had vanished. He was gone. He left us locked in here for the rest of our lives.
Solitary confinement is a penal tactic used on inmates who pose a threat to themselves or other inmates. Solitary confinement is type of segregated prison in which prisoners are held in their cell for 22-24 hours every day. If they are allowed to leave their cell, they will silently walk shackled and in between two guards. They can only leave for showers or exercise. Their exercise and shower are always done alone and inside. They can exercise in fenced in yards surrounded by concrete. Solitary confinement is either used as a punishment for prison behaviors, a protection method for targeted inmates, or a place to keep prisoners who are a threat to the general prison population. Many prisoners are put in Administrative Segregation for their protection. Many prisoners in this type of segregation are teenagers, homosexuals, and mentally ill prisoners. Many mentally ill prisoners are sent to solitary confinement because there are not rehabilitation services available, and prison officials have run out of options (Shalev, 2008, p [1-2]). Solitary confinement is a convenient method for prison systems, but the detrimental effects on inmates make it an unsuitable option for inmate control.
very attached to over the last 5 - 7 years. His stories were of a
to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation, how did you know
“You don’t know me.” My voice sounded as unsteady as his stance. He shrugged as he chuckled; the laughter turned my blood cold. He seemed to know something I did not.
for youngsters who have a long history of convictions for less serious felonies for which the juvenile court disposition has not been effective” (qtd. in Katel).
secret, you knew that I was there you saw me before I was born.' This
together. I was pleasantly amazed when he flipped on the radio to Christmas tunes and
of them asked me a question that showed him to be on the intellectual level of one of our
But in fact, I haven’t known Anthony for all that long. Anthony and I actually met about six years ago when we were working for the same company.