Monologue vs. Soliloquy

Monologuenoun

A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

Monologuenoun

(comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.

Monologuenoun

A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.

Monologueverb

To deliver a monologue.

Monologuenoun

A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue.

Monologuenoun

A dramatic composition for a single performer.

Monologuenoun

speech you make to yourself

Monologuenoun

a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)

Monologuenoun

a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor

Monologuenoun

a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme

Monologuenoun

a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation

Monologue

In theatre, a monologue (from Greek: μονόλογος, from μόνος mónos, and λόγος lógos, ) 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. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays, films, etc.), as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry.

Soliloquynoun

(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.

Soliloquynoun

(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.

Soliloquyverb

To issue a soliloquy.

Soliloquynoun

The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.

Soliloquynoun

A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself.

Soliloquynoun

speech you make to yourself

Soliloquynoun

a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

Soliloquynoun

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play

Soliloquynoun

a part of a play involving a soliloquy

Soliloquy

A soliloquy (, from Latin solo + loquor , plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another.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 , the centerpiece of Shakespeare's Hamlet.