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A soliloquy (/ s ə ˈ l ɪ l. ə. k w i, s oʊ ˈ l ɪ l. oʊ-/, from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk", [1] [a] plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another person. [2] [3] Soliloquies are used as a device in drama. In a soliloquy, a character typically is alone on a ...
Actor Christopher Walken performing a monologue in the 1984 stage play Hurlyburly. In theatre, a monologue (from Greek: μονόλογος, from μόνος mónos, "alone, solitary" and λόγος lógos, "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience.
"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" is the beginning of the second sentence of one of the most famous soliloquies in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. It takes place in the beginning of the fifth scene of Act 5, during the time when the Scottish troops, led by Malcolm and Macduff, are approaching Macbeth's castle to besiege it.
"Friends, Romans": Orson Welles' Broadway production of Caesar (1937), a modern-dress production that evoked comparison to contemporary Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" is the first line of a speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare.
Another early example is the use of interior monologue by T. S. Eliot in his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915), "a dramatic monologue of an urban man, stricken with feelings of isolation and an incapability for decisive action," [29] a work probably influenced by the narrative poetry of Robert Browning, including "Soliloquy of ...
- "Soliloquy in Japanese and English" uses "a soliloquy" as a singular noun (in chapter 5) - as is correct and expected. - "The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance drama" uses "a soliloquy" as a singular noun (page 23) - as is correct and expected. One cannot say "A soliloquy are ..." in English.
An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR, FRUIT, BANANA, APPLE, etc. ... Hint: The first one can be found in the top-half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word ...
The soliloquy is featured in a Rodney Dangerfield movie, Back to School, wherein it is read aloud to a college English class by Dr. Diane Turner (played by Sally Kellerman). Stephen Colbert 's parody of Donald Trump 's announcement for his presidential candidacy, entitled "Announcing: an Announcement," recites part of the soliloquy in an ...