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    Edgar Monologues

    Edgar is a character from King Lear. Browse 3 curated audition pieces featuring Edgar, spanning tragedy. Each scene includes Director's Notes with performance guidance, character analysis, and a downloadable PDF.

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    Edgar: I Will Preserve Myself

    King Lear

    by William Shakespeare

    Edgar, having been declared an outlaw, decides to disguise himself as a 'Bedlam beggar' named Poor Tom to escape capture. He describes the physical degradation he will undergo to survive.

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    Edgar: Poor Tom's a-Cold

    King Lear

    by William Shakespeare

    Disguised as the mad beggar 'Poor Tom', Edgar delivers a frantic and vivid description of his supposed past sins and warnings against the temptations of the flesh to King Lear and his companions during a storm.

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    Edgar: The Gods Are Just

    King Lear

    by William Shakespeare

    Edgar recounts the heartbreaking story of his journey with his blinded father, Gloucester. He describes how he disguised himself as a madman to save his father from despair, only for Gloucester's heart to give out from the overwhelming emotion of their eventual reconciliation.

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    King Lear

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