I'm expanding my repertoire of dramatic monologues (I have already picked up a number of comedic).

Here's the list I've gotten so far

Don John - Much Ado About Nothing - "I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace..."

Lopahin - The Cherry Orchard - "Lyuboff Andreevna has been living abroad five years..." (Act I, Scene I)

Bernard - Death of a Salesman - "...and he took them down in the cellar and burned them up in the furnace" (the sneakers)

Alceste - The Misanthrope - "My God, you ought to die of self-disgust. I call your conduct inexcusable, Sir, and every man of honor will concur."


My question is about the Misanthrope. Is Moliere a wise choice for a classical piece, being that everything is in rhymed couplets? Any suggestions?