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

PRINCESS EBOLI, COUNTESS OLIVAREZ.

Eboli. Heavens! she has left me. I am now undone!

Olivarez. (approaching her) My princess--Eboli!

Eboli. I know your business, Duchess, and you come hither from the queen, To speak my sentence to me; do it quickly.

Olivarez. I am commanded by your majesty To take your cross and key.

Eboli. (takes from her breast a golden cross, and gives it to the UCHESS) And but once more May I not kiss my gracious sovereign's hand?

Olivarez. In holy Mary's convent shall you learn Your fate, princess.

Eboli. (with a flood of tears) Alas! then I no more Shall ever see the queen.

Olivarez. (embraces her with her face turned away) Princess, farewell.

[She goes hastily away. The PRINCESS follows her as far as the door of the cabinet, which is immediately locked after the DUCHESS. She remains a few minutes silent and motionless on her knees before it. She then rises and hastens away, covering her face.

Monologues from this play