soliloquy

Examples

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• Before Hamlet's famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy, he ruminates on the possibility of suicide as a way out of his predicament.

  Academic text (2015)

• His favorite soliloquy is, "To be or not to be."

  To Be or Not to Be (1983)

• David, I wonder if now would be a moment to do my soliloquy from Act II?

  Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

• I am in the midst of a grand soliloquy, here.

  The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

• Are we being treated to a Nick Hostetler soliloquy?

  Broken City (2013)

• Hamlet's "to be or not to be" soliloquy is probably the most famous in all literature.

  Blog text (21)

• And the problem is the one formulated succinctly by Shakespeare in Hamlet's soliloquy: "To be or not to be, that is the question."

  Academic text (2000)

• At the author-character's first entrance, he delivers a verse soliloquy rich in intertextual references to the philosophical ponderings of Descartes.

  Academic text (1992)

• During the performance, the actor captivated the audience with a heartfelt soliloquy expressing his deepest fears.

• The playwright crafted a powerful soliloquy that revealed the character's thoughts while alone on stage.

Synonyms

M

monologue

vssoliloquy

124 4.8

A long speech by one person often in a play or film

focuses on speaking private thoughts aloud, usually when the character is alone

S

speech

vssoliloquy

• Literature

42 3.9

The words one character says in a play or scene

refers specifically to speaking inner thoughts aloud, usually when alone

I

interior monologue

vssoliloquy

• Literature

1 8.2

A way a writer shows a character's private thoughts as they happen

is spoken aloud on stage, making inner thoughts audible to others

How Long

oration

• Formal

6 7.6

speech

• Formal

∞ 1.8

monologue

124 4.8

soliloquy

• Literature

8 8.9

aside

• Literature

7 5.5

Surface Forms

Etymology