soliloquist
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- noun
- /səˈlɪləkwɪst/
- Literature
- Shakespeare often used a soliloquist to allow characters to express their internal conflicts and emotions.
Examples
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The famous soliloquist captured the audience's attention with a heartfelt performance in the theater.
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In a soliloquy addressed to the audience, the narratee and the ideal narrative audience will coincide; these roles will converge with that of the narrative audience to the extent that the observer can share in the assumptions the soliloquist makes about the audience's beliefs, knowledge, and values.
Academic text (1994) -
Used to dealing with loopy sheepherders, my father and mother cross their arms and let the soliloquist unravel while I restlessly wish he'd get going on how to tell gold from rock.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the play, the soliloquist revealed his deepest thoughts while speaking alone on stage.
Synonyms
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A person who speaks alone on stage to entertain people
How Theatrical
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soliloquist comes from the Latin parts solus ('alone') and loqui ('to speak'), like the English word solo for 'alone' and the idea of 'speak' as talk. So a soliloquist is someone who speaks alone on stage to show a character's private thoughts.