ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A soliloquy (from Latin solo “to oneself” + loquor “I talk") is a device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

Detailed explanation-2: -soliloquy, passage in a drama in which a character expresses his thoughts or feelings aloud while either alone upon the stage or with the other actors keeping silent.

Detailed explanation-3: -In theatre, a monologue (from Greek: , from mónos, “alone, solitary” and 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -A soliloquy (suh-lil-uh-kwee) is a literary device used in drama to reveal a character’s thoughts, feelings, secrets or plans to the audience. Characters usually deliver soliloquies while they are alone.

Detailed explanation-5: -A soliloquy (q.v.) is a type of monologue in which a character directly addresses an audience or speaks his thoughts aloud while alone or while the other actors keep silent.