17 Badass Female Characters

17 Badass Female Characters that are sure to get your blood pumping. These women have a strong point to make in the dramatic sense.

What is a badass female character in storytelling?

A tough, uncompromising, or frightening person who can be mean-tempered and sometimes violent or revengeful.

The monologues presented here are meant to cover that badass vibe you may be searching for. These are more sinister monologues with intense dramatic conflict.

Characters that are unrelenting and uncompromising.

17 Badass Female Characters

GRAIN OF SAND
Sasha talks to her brothers bully at school in order to make sure he doesn’t bother him anymore.

OLEANDER
Harper hires a hit woman in order to have her boyfriend taken care of because she can no longer stand for his abuse.

NIGHTFALL
Betsy consults with her top man about being forced to get rid of her nephew for fear of him negatively impacting her business.

I SAW TWO CLOUDS IN THE SKY KISS ONCE
Luna is staying at a private rehab center when she begins to take out her frustrations on the concierge.

ACHE AND MOAN
Kendra is known for taking in runaways and raising them up on the street hustle life in order to make a living.

GAP IN THE SHELF
A look into a mother who demands that everything remains perfect because if they aren’t perfect there can be consequences.

THE ECHOES OF OUR EXISTENCE
Sean pushes Hopper to come to terms with the truth of their relationship.

COFFEE TABLE
A woman who believes she doesn’t belong inside an insane asylum.

HUSH
Luciana is a high powered studio film executive with a relentless need to get revenge on an actor she can’t stand.

CONFLICTION
Seven years have gone by when Sheila shows up at Chester’s apartment with a gun in order to even things out.

FACES ON THE EDGE OF SPRING
Jeanne waits patiently for her lover to come home so that she can end their relationship.

PARIS BALCONY
Camille wishes to train Artaud in the ways of love and lust, but he is falling in love with her which she despises.

CALL ME WHEN YOU WAKE UP
Melody shows up at her two former lovers apartment for reasons that aren’t clear right off the bat.

WALKING SHADOWS
Felicia wishes to have a child of her own without giving birth and by kidnapping someone else’s child.

THE OBSERVERS
Cheyenne isn’t convinced that she was the right person to be trained as a lethal weapon.

WE WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU
Mrs. Birchwood must make sure that one of her workers is sworn to secrecy for fear of ruining the establishment.

AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY
Margaret faces off with her ex-boyfriend who wishes to see their son Charlie after he’s been released from prison.

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