A soliloquy ( /səˈlɪl.ə.kwi, soʊˈlɪl.oʊ-/, from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk", [1] plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another. [2] [3]
Soliloquies are used as a device in drama to let a character make their thoughts known to the audience, address it directly or take it into their confidence, [4] wholly or in part. [5] English Renaissance drama used soliloquies to great effect, [4] such as in the soliloquy " To be, or not to be", the centerpiece of Shakespeare's Hamlet. [6] [7]
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- ^ Adam, Abdulaziz M. (2015-09-10). Soliloquies as a Dramatic Technique in Advancing the Plot In Shakespeare's Play Hamlet (Thesis thesis). Sudan University of Science and Technology.
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b Braunmuller, A. R.; Hattaway, Michael (2003). The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance drama (2nd ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 23.
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50761151.
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