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The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters

37 roles (0M / 0F / 37 any) · approx 213–294 minutes

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

Characters

Deirdre	supporting	54 speeches
Forgael	supporting	53 speeches
Blind Man	supporting	50 speeches
Cuchulain	supporting	49 speeches
Seanchan	supporting	48 speeches
Fool	supporting	45 speeches
Dectora	supporting	42 speeches
Conchubar	supporting	41 speeches
Fergus	minor	38 speeches
Naisi	minor	34 speeches
First Sailor	minor	34 speeches
Aibric	minor	33 speeches
First Musician	minor	29 speeches
Second Sailor	minor	23 speeches
Mayor	minor	21 speeches
Fedelm	minor	18 speeches
Brian	minor	17 speeches
Oldest Pupil	minor	14 speeches
First Cripple	minor	14 speeches
Chamberlain	minor	12 speeches
First Girl	minor	12 speeches
King	minor	11 speeches
Young Man	minor	10 speeches
Monk	minor	8 speeches
Second Musician	minor	8 speeches
Second Cripple	minor	8 speeches
Musician	minor	7 speeches
Second Girl	minor	6 speeches
First Woman	minor	6 speeches
Soldier	minor	5 speeches
Second Woman	minor	5 speeches
First Princess	minor	4 speeches
Third Sailor	minor	4 speeches
Youngest Pupil	minor	4 speeches
Another King	minor	3 speeches
Third Woman	minor	3 speeches
Messenger	minor	3 speeches

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Monologues from this play

King monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
King monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Seanchan monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Seanchan monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Seanchan monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Fool monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Fool monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Cuchulain monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Cuchulain monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Cuchulain monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Cuchulain monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Fool monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Cuchulain monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Deirdre monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Naisi monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Conchubar monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Deirdre monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Forgael monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min
Dectora monologue — The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 2 (of 8): The King's Threshold. On Baile's Strand. Deirdre. Shadowy Waters dramatic · ~1 min