Play on Words

full length · drama

Don Carlos: A Play

by Friedrich Schiller · translated by R. Dillon (Richard Dillon) Boylan

21 roles (0M / 0F / 21 any) · approx 257–356 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Carlos lead 330 speeches
Marquis lead 237 speeches
King supporting 220 speeches
Queen supporting 193 speeches
Alva supporting 129 speeches
Domingo supporting 83 speeches
Lerma minor 70 speeches
Princess minor 70 speeches
Eboli minor 48 speeches
Grand Inquisitor minor 26 speeches
Feria minor 24 speeches
Page minor 21 speeches
Olivarez minor 14 speeches
Taxis minor 11 speeches
Prior minor 7 speeches
Parma minor 6 speeches
Mercado minor 6 speeches
Mondecar minor 5 speeches
Medina Sidonia minor 5 speeches
Officer minor 5 speeches
Infanta minor 3 speeches

Read the play

The former, ALVA, DOMINGO entering, alarmed, ladies follow.

King. Now let the queen Be led to her apartment; she's unwell.

[Exit the QUEEN, attended by her ladies. ALVA and DOMINGO come forward.

Alva. The queen in tears, and blood upon her face!

King. Does that surprise the devils who've misled me?

ALVA and DOMINGO. We?

King. You have said enough to drive me mad. But nothing to convince me.

Alva. We gave you What we ourselves possessed.

King. May hell reward you! I've done what I repent of! Ah! was hers, The language of a conscience dark with guilt?

MARQUIS POSA (from without). Say, can I see the king?

Monologues from this play