ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -noun, plural so·lil·o·quies. an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character’s innermost thoughts): Hamlet’s soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Soliloquy is the word we traditionally use to refer to a monologue that is delivered when the character is alone. In Shakespeare’s plays, for example, there are many speeches that begin with a character saying something like “Now I am alone.” And you know you are about to experience a soliloquy.

Detailed explanation-3: -What kinds of things does a character talk about in a soliloquy? The character reveals inner thoughts, and puzzles out personal problems.

Detailed explanation-4: -Soliloquy. A solitary speech in which is the character is speaking to himself or herself.

Detailed explanation-5: -In terms of the interrelationship between the soliloquist and his known or unknown addressees, the soliloquy may be divided into four basic types: Plain Soliloquy, Attended Soliloquy, Soliloquy with Props, and Dialogical Soliloquy.