“Theatre aside, my penchant for the extended monologue began with my reading of Browning's dramatic monologues, in high school. My inclination to adopt the form for prose was confirmed by Richard Howard's book of dramatic monologues, Untitled Subjects.” BookSchoolFormReadingSubjectsHigh SchoolTheatreDramaticProseInclinationMonologues Author:Norman Lock
“As a practical matter, I like the dramatic monologue for its compelling intimacy. To be inside one's character, to register his or her every vagrant thought, emotion, and response - the first-person viewpoint grants this privilege and immediacy.” FirstsPersonsMatterCharacterEmotionResponsePrivilegePracticalsIntimacyDramaticGrantsCompellingFirst PersonRegisterViewpointsMonologuesImmediacyVagrants Author:Norman Lock
“I do seem to favor a deathbed confession as the occasion for my dramatic monologues.” SeemsFavorsOccasionsDramaticConfessionDeathbedMonologues Author:Norman Lock