Shakespeare's Monologues
Search Shakespeare monologues, plays, paraphrases and summaries from shakespeare-monologues.org
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Search Shakespeare monologues, plays, paraphrases and summaries from shakespeare-monologues.org
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| search_monologues | Search Shakespeare monologues by free text (matches character, play, or first line) plus optional filters. Returns matches, each with a permalink `url`. |
| get_monologue | Fetch one monologue's catalogue entry by its numeric id. Follow the returned `url` for the full text. |
| random_monologue | Return one random monologue, with optional gender/play filters. Useful for a suggestion when the user is undecided. |
| list_plays | List Shakespeare's plays with their classification (Comedy/History/Tragedy) and monologue counts. |
| list_all_monologues_for_a_character | List every monologue spoken by a given character (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'Rosalind'). Matches the character name exactly first, then as a substring. |
| get_monologue_of_the_day | The current 'Monologue of the Day' — the piece most recently posted to the site's social feeds. |
| get_paraphrased_monologue | Fetch a monologue's full text alongside its modern-English, line-by-line paraphrase. The paraphrase is AI-generated (Claude) and may be null if it hasn't been generated yet — the `url` always has the monologue itself. |
| get_scene_summary | Fetch an AI-generated summary of the scene a monologue appears in (context for the speech). May be null if not generated yet. |
| get_play_summary | Fetch an AI-generated summary of a play (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'The Tempest'). May be null if not generated yet. |