8/20/2019 I Hate Hamlet Monologue

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I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudick 

Deidre:

I watched you on stage last night and I thought – he has worked

so hard. He has put his heart and soul into this, and at leastpartly for me. And I just kept thinking God he’s so (pause !ad.

And I thought I would !e demolished " !ut something

happened. I mean there were all those people coughing and

then that plane it just #ew o$erhead and when there were all

those mos%uitos. And you, you, just kept on going. And I

thought& what makes a hero' It’s just someone who tries to do

what’s right despite impossi!le odds. ike you playing Hamlet. I

think you’re the !ra$est, no!lest man I ha$e e$er met. )hen I thought a!out how I’$e !een putting you o*. And how,

well, I’m just a lady in waiting. And I thought I’m not e$en

worthy. +o you know what I decided to do' I decided to drown

myself like phelia in -entral ark ake – isn’t that perfect' +o I

went !ehind the theatre and I stood up on this rock and I

!raided wild #owers into my hair and I e$en sang phelia’s

!awdy song. /ut I couldn’t jump in. I lost my ner$e.

I was so upset I came !ack here and I ran upstairs to the roof.And I stood on the edge and I stared at the moon and I said&

h0 1ister moon, you are so !ig and round and yellow. I know,

e$ery!ody’s right, I need to get some help.