# Shakespeare's Monologues MCP server

Search Shakespeare monologues, plays, paraphrases and summaries from shakespeare-monologues.org

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/io-github-slshults-shakespeare-monologues
- Repository: https://github.com/slshults/shakespeare-monologues-mcp

## Install
- Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- Auth: Not captured

## Setup notes
- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp

## Tools
- search_monologues - Search Shakespeare monologues by free text (matches character, play, or first line) plus optional filters. Returns matches, each with a permalink `url`. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- get_monologue - Fetch one monologue's catalogue entry by its numeric id. Follow the returned `url` for the full text. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- random_monologue - Return one random monologue, with optional gender/play filters. Useful for a suggestion when the user is undecided. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- list_plays - List Shakespeare's plays with their classification (Comedy/History/Tragedy) and monologue counts. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- list_all_monologues_for_a_character - List every monologue spoken by a given character (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'Rosalind'). Matches the character name exactly first, then as a substring. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- get_monologue_of_the_day - The current 'Monologue of the Day' — the piece most recently posted to the site's social feeds. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- get_paraphrased_monologue - Fetch a monologue's full text alongside its modern-English, line-by-line paraphrase. The paraphrase is AI-generated (Claude) and may be null if it hasn't been generated yet — the `url` always has the monologue itself. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- get_scene_summary - Fetch an AI-generated summary of the scene a monologue appears in (context for the speech). May be null if not generated yet. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp
- get_play_summary - Fetch an AI-generated summary of a play (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'The Tempest'). May be null if not generated yet. Endpoint: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp

## Resources
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## Prompts
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## Metadata
- Owner: io.github.slshults
- Version: 0.1.0
- Runtime: Streamable Http
- Transports: HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Jul 19, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io