What’s a soliloquy?

A soliloquy is an uninterrupted speech by a character to the audience, not to other characters, used to convey inner thoughts and motivations. Examples from Shakespeare’s plays include Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” and Romeo’s balcony scene. Soliloquies can reveal hidden features and are still used by modern playwrights. They differ from dramatic […]

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