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Drama Monologue Types Worksheet

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🎭Learning Aims: To identify and understand different types of monologues in drama

1. What is a monologue?

A conversation between two characters

A long speech by one character

Background music in a play

Stage directions for actors

2. What is a dramatic monologue?

A character speaking their thoughts aloud to the audience

A character telling a story about past events

A character addressing another character or audience, revealing their personality

A character singing a song

3. Which of these describes a soliloquy? (Choose all that apply)

The character speaks their private thoughts aloud

Other characters can hear what is being said

The audience can hear the character's inner thoughts

It reveals the character's true feelings

4. What is the main difference between an internal monologue and a soliloquy?

✍️ Understanding Monologue Purposes

5. Match each monologue type to its main purpose:
Narrative Monologue
Dramatic Monologue
Soliloquy
Internal Monologue
Reveals character's private thoughts to audience
Tells a story or recounts events
Shows character's personality through direct address
Character's unspoken thoughts (voice-over/aside)
6. What is a trope in drama?
7. Give TWO reasons why playwrights use monologues in their plays:

Reason 1: _________________________________________________

Reason 2: _________________________________________________

🎪 Creative Writing Task

8. Write your own monologue (choose either dramatic or narrative monologue):

Instructions:

• Choose a character (e.g., nervous student, excited traveller, worried parent)

Dramatic monologue: Your character speaks directly to someone, revealing their personality

Narrative monologue: Your character tells a story about something that happened

• Aim for 8-12 lines

• Show emotion and personality through your words

Success Criteria:

✓ Clear character voice ✓ Appropriate monologue type ✓ Shows emotion ✓ Engaging content

I am writing a: Dramatic / Narrative monologue (circle one)

My character is: _________________________________________________

Extension Activity: Challenge yourself to write a second monologue using the other type, or add stage directions showing how the character moves and speaks.

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