full length · drama

The Purgatory of St. Patrick

by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · translated by Denis Florence MacCarthy

22 roles (0M / 0F / 22 any) · approx 207–287 minutes

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

Characters

Luis	lead	80 speeches
Paul	supporting	49 speeches
Polonia	supporting	45 speeches
King	supporting	40 speeches
Patrick	supporting	36 speeches
Philip	supporting	33 speeches
Lesbia	minor	18 speeches
Lucy	minor	18 speeches
Leogaire	minor	15 speeches
Captain	minor	12 speeches
Angel	minor	10 speeches
First Canon	minor	10 speeches
Old Man	minor	5 speeches
Scene X	minor	4 speeches
Prior	minor	4 speeches
Scene Viii	minor	3 speeches
Scene Ix	minor	3 speeches
The Figure	minor	3 speeches
Scene Ii	minor	2 speeches
Scene Iii	minor	2 speeches
Scene Iv	minor	2 speeches
Polonia. Attend	minor	2 speeches

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Monologues from this play

King monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Lesbia monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Polonia monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
King monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
King monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Patrick monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Angel monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
King monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~2 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Polonia monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~2 min
King monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Patrick monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~2 min
King monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Patrick monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Paul monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~2 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~2 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~2 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Luis monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min
Polonia monologue — The Purgatory of St. Patrick dramatic · ~1 min