As if She Were Medusa
In As if She Were Medusa, Delilah confides in Mrs. FlowerPotter about her troubled sister Harriet and all the mayhem she’s been causing.
Featured Monologue – As if She Were Medusa
DELILAH: It’s hard to explain…it’s more of a feeling, really. Whenever she enters the room, there comes with her a chill, a coldness, a kind of coldness that freezes up all the surroundings around her…including me.
As if she is poised to strike out at a second’s notice. Wishing her a good morning can turn into the tea pot getting flung across the room.
There’s been plenty of those occasions, ones I dare not even speak a word of. I am no sister of hers, no, especially on days when I peer into her eyes and all I see is a deep abyss of hatred. How could a pair of eyes look upon someone that loves them with such hatred? I’ve questioned it for years.
I had secretly hoped time would somewhat cure her, if nothing else did, but it is clear now, there is no cure.
There is a darkness that has engulfed her…one glance can paralyze you, as if she were Medusa.
It has come down to survival and I do not care to find out how many more chances I’ll have before it’s too late for me. No, I want her out! I need her to go! Far away, back to her world.
I deserve to have a child, but I won’t…not until she has left the premises forever.
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Monologue Summary
As if She Were Medusa features a 1 minute dramatic monologue for female actors, wherein Delilah fears her sister’s temper tantrums and unstable emotions.
- Genre: Drama
- Length: ~1 Minute
- Monologue Character: Delilah
- Age Range: Any
- Themes: family, neglect, love, abuse
- Best For: female dramatic monologues, family monologues
World of the Play
- Cast Size: 3 women
- Characters in Play: Delilah, Mrs. Flowerpotter, Harriet
- Time Period: Modern Drama
- Synopsis: In the one act eplay, As if She Were Medusa, Delilah has been undergoing a lot of torment ever since her sister Harriet has moved in on her and her husband Barron. Delilah believes that by arranging a dinner party for Harriet and Mr. Cusp, she will be free to have her life back.
FAQ
A: A short play script written by Joseph Arnone that deals with emotional abuse from a sister to another sister comes from As if She Were Medusa and can be found on MonologueBlogger.com
A: Four Summers Ago is a one-act play script that focuses on two sisters who never get along because they are always competing with one another.
A: Monologue Blogger’s section called Female Dramatic Monologues provides actors with a large selection of free monologues from published play scripts.
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Monologue Source: As if She Were Medusa
As if She Were Medusa, a one-act ePlay by Joseph Arnone, 2025.
