plural soliloquies

Where Are Soliloquies Used?

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Where Are Soliloquies Used? 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. English Renaissance drama used soliloquies to great effect, such as in the soliloquy “To be, or not to be”, the centerpiece of Shakespeare’s

What Is The Term For When A Character Speaks Alone?

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What Is The Term For When A Character Speaks Alone? The noun soliloquy comes from the Latin roots solus (“alone”) plus loqui (“speak”) — so the word literally means “an act of speaking to oneself.” A soliloquy is a dramatic speech that reveal’s a character’s inner thoughts and reflections. What is it called when a