full length · drama

Egmont

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · translated by Anna Swanwick

23 roles (0M / 0F / 23 any) · approx 159–220 minutes · 5 acts

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

Characters

Egmont	lead	154 speeches
Clara	supporting	81 speeches
Jetter	supporting	70 speeches
Soest	supporting	45 speeches
Alva	supporting	43 speeches
Carpenter	supporting	40 speeches
Vansen	minor	39 speeches
Regent	minor	37 speeches
Orange	minor	36 speeches
Ferdinand	minor	36 speeches
Machiavel	minor	35 speeches
Brackenburg	minor	31 speeches
Mother	minor	28 speeches
Secretary	minor	28 speeches
Silva	minor	22 speeches
Buyck	minor	15 speeches
Gomez	minor	12 speeches
Ruysum	minor	9 speeches
All	minor	8 speeches
Soapboiler	minor	5 speeches
Others	minor	5 speeches
Another	minor	5 speeches
A Citizen	minor	4 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Buyck monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~2 min
Jetter monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Jetter monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Machiavel monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Regent monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Machiavel monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Regent monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Brackenburg monologue (Act 1) — Egmont dramatic · ~3 min
Jetter monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Secretary monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~2 min
Egmont monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Orange monologue (Act 2) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Regent monologue (Act 3) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 3) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Vansen monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Gomez monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~3 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Alva monologue (Act 4) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Clara monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Clara monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Clara monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Clara monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Clara monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Brackenburg monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Clara monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Brackenburg monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Ferdinand monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Ferdinand monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min
Egmont monologue (Act 5) — Egmont dramatic · ~1 min