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A '''soliloquy''' is a monologue spoken by one character in a [[play]], when he is entirely alone on stage. Its purpose is to inform the [[audience]] of his thoughts and inner conflicts.
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A '''soliloquy''' is a monologue spoken by one character in a [[play]], when they are entirely alone on stage. Its purpose is to inform the [[audience]] of his thoughts and inner conflicts.
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If there are other characters on the stage, they are unable to hear another character's soliloquy.
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If there are other characters on the stage, they are unable to hear another character's soliloquy. Thus, it is comparable to, and may often be, an 'aside'.
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Perhaps the most famous soliloquy is from [[Shakespeare's|Shakespeare]] ''[[Hamlet]]'', 'To be or not to be'.
    
[[Category:Literary Devices]]
 
[[Category:Literary Devices]]
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