In the Murk of Night
In the play script In the Murk of Night, Edith talks to her son about how she wishes she would have taken bigger risks in her life.
Featured Monologue – In the Murk of Night
EDITH: When I was a young old thing, I always wondered if I could make it. All the other kids would do daring things, while I was always the scaredy cat, avoiding any risks I could.
Until one day, I gained a certain wisdom; it gave me an edge over them, an advantage, but I was bitter. That’s why I am such a curious person, yet as nasty as can be. I spent my life missing out on the chances I should have taken. All that destruction I avoided in order to fit in and see another day. Another day, the same as the last. And what for, Joaquin?
I’ve wasted my life and any time I’ve ever had on raising you to be cold, rotten, and careless… such as you’ve turned out. I jumped, before I could die; just once, I jumped, and I made it. Didn’t I? Didn’t I take the plunge and live to tell the tale?
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Monologue Summary
In drama monologue from In the Murk of Night, Edith explains to her son why she should have taken more risks in her life.
- Genre: Drama
- Length: ~1 Minute
- Monologue Character: Edith
- Age Range: Any
- Themes: family, mother / son
- Best For: Female Drama Monologues
World of the Play
- Cast Size: 1 woman, 1 man
- Characters in Play: Edith, Joaquin
- Time Period: Modern
- Synopsis: In the one act eplay In the Murk of Night, Joaquin comes home with a serious stomach knife wound when his mother interrupts him and throws herself down a flight of stairs.
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Monologue Source: In the Murk of Night
In the Murk of Night is a dramatic one-act ePlay by Joseph Arnone, 2026.
