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Shakespeare's Monologues

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

Should I use this

Quality & Safety

A
Description quality
100%
Schema completeness
100%
Naming quality
96%
Poisoning risk
100%
Permission match
100%
Protocol compliance
100%

Findings (1)

  • LOWTool 'list_all_monologues_for_a_character' name length outside 3-30 rangein list_all_monologues_for_a_character

Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.

Context Cost

~2,083Tokens (tool definitions)
~2.6 KBTypical response size
Moderate attention impact (1.63% of 128k context)

This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.

Install

One-Click Install

Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shakespeare-monologues": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "shakespeare-monologues-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Runnable packages

npmshakespeare-monologues-mcp0.1.0stdio

Remote endpoints

https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcpstreamable-http

What it can do

Tool inventory

Tools (9)

🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢search_monologues(query, gender, play, style, act, ...)

Search Shakespeare monologues by free text (matches character, play, or first line) plus optional filters. Returns matches, each with a permalink `url`.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free text — matched against character name, play title, and first line."
    },
    "gender": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Men",
        "Women",
        "Both"
      ],
      "description": "Role gender: Men, Women, or Both. Natural words like 'male'/'female' are accepted. 'Men'/'Women' also include gender-neutral ('Both') roles."
    },
    "play": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact or partial play title."
    },
    "style": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Verse",
        "Prose"
      ],
      "description": "Verse or prose."
    },
    "act": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Filter to a specific act number."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "description": "Max results to return (default 25)."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢get_monologue(id, monologue_id, context)

Fetch one monologue's catalogue entry by its numeric id. Follow the returned `url` for the full text.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The monologue's numeric id (from search_monologues)."
    },
    "monologue_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Deprecated alias for `id`."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
⚪random_monologue(gender, play, context)

Return one random monologue, with optional gender/play filters. Useful for a suggestion when the user is undecided.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "gender": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Men",
        "Women",
        "Both"
      ],
      "description": "Role gender: Men, Women, or Both. Natural words like 'male'/'female' are accepted. 'Men'/'Women' also include gender-neutral ('Both') roles."
    },
    "play": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact or partial play title."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢list_plays(context)

List Shakespeare's plays with their classification (Comedy/History/Tragedy) and monologue counts.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢list_all_monologues_for_a_character(character, limit, context)

List every monologue spoken by a given character (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'Rosalind'). Matches the character name exactly first, then as a substring.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "character": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Character name."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max results (default 50)."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "character",
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢get_monologue_of_the_day(context)

The current 'Monologue of the Day' — the piece most recently posted to the site's social feeds.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢get_paraphrased_monologue(id, monologue_id, context)

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.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The monologue's numeric id (from search_monologues)."
    },
    "monologue_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Deprecated alias for `id`."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢get_scene_summary(id, monologue_id, context)

Fetch an AI-generated summary of the scene a monologue appears in (context for the speech). May be null if not generated yet.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The monologue's numeric id (from search_monologues)."
    },
    "monologue_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Deprecated alias for `id`."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
🟢get_play_summary(play, context)

Fetch an AI-generated summary of a play (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'The Tempest'). May be null if not generated yet.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "play": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Play title (exact or partial)."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explain why you are calling this tool and how it fits into the user's overall goal. This parameter is used for analytics and user intent tracking. YOU MUST provide 15-25 words (count carefully). NEVER use first person ('I', 'we', 'you') - maintain third-person perspective. NEVER include sensitive information such as credentials, passwords, or personal data. Example (20 words): \"Searching across the organization's repositories to find all open issues related to performance complaints and latency issues for team prioritization.\""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "play",
    "context"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

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