Monologue vs. Soliloquy
Difference Between Monologue and Soliloquy
Monologue➦
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. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays, films, etc.), as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry.
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Soliloquy➦
A soliloquy (, from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk", 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 "To be, or not to be", the centerpiece of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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Monologue➦
a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme
he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare
he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film
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Soliloquy➦
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
he did most of his thinking by soliloquy
Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy
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Monologue➦
A lengthy, uninterrupted speech by a single character, as in a play or novel.
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Soliloquy➦
A monologue, especially in a play, that is delivered by a character who is alone or unaware of the presence of other characters and that reveals the thoughts or feelings of that character.
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Monologue➦
A literary composition in monologue form.
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Soliloquy➦
The act of speaking to oneself.
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Monologue➦
A continuous series of jokes or comic stories delivered by one comedian.
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Soliloquy➦
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
At the end of the second act the main villain gave a soliloquy detailing his plans to attack the protagonist.
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Monologue➦
A long speech made by one person, often monopolizing a conversation.
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Soliloquy➦
(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.
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Monologue➦
To give or perform a monologue.
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Soliloquy➦
To issue a soliloquy.
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Monologue➦
To address a monologue to.
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Soliloquy➦
The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.
Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
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Monologue➦
A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
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Soliloquy➦
A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself.
The whole poem is a soliloquy.
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Monologue➦
(comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
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Soliloquy➦
speech you make to yourself
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Monologue➦
A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
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Soliloquy➦
a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
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Monologue➦
To deliver a monologue.
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Monologue➦
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.
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Monologue➦
A dramatic composition for a single performer.
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Monologue➦
speech you make to yourself
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Monologue➦
a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
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Monologue➦
a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
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