Shakespeare's Monologues
Search Shakespeare monologues, plays, paraphrases and summaries from shakespeare-monologues.org
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"shakespeare-monologues": {
"url": "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http shakespeare-monologues https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp{
"servers": {
"shakespeare-monologues": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"shakespeare-monologues": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shakespeare-monologues-mcp@0.1.0"
]
}
}
}claude mcp add shakespeare-monologues -- npx -y shakespeare-monologues-mcp@0.1.010 tools, verified live
search_monologuesread-onlySearch Shakespeare monologues by free text (matches character, play, or first line) plus optional filters. Returns matches, each with a permalink `url`.
get_monologueread-onlyFetch one monologue's catalogue entry by its numeric id. Follow the returned `url` for the full text.
random_monologueread-onlyReturn one random monologue, with optional gender/play filters. Useful for a suggestion when the user is undecided.
list_playsread-onlyList Shakespeare's plays with their classification (Comedy/History/Tragedy) and monologue counts.
list_all_monologues_for_a_characterread-onlyList every monologue spoken by a given character (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'Rosalind'). Matches the character name exactly first, then as a substring.
get_monologue_of_the_dayread-onlyThe current 'Monologue of the Day' — the piece most recently posted to the site's social feeds.
get_paraphrased_monologueread-onlyFetch 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.
get_scene_summaryread-onlyFetch an AI-generated summary of the scene a monologue appears in (context for the speech). May be null if not generated yet.
get_play_summaryread-onlyFetch an AI-generated summary of a play (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'The Tempest'). May be null if not generated yet.
send_feedbackread-onlySend feedback about this Shakespeare monologues server: a monologue, play or capability you needed that its tools could not provide, a problem with a result, or praise. Only for feedback about these tools, not about other tasks. Do not include personal information about the user.
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