ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ever see someone talking while alone on a stage? That’s what you call a soliloquy-a speech made by a character in a drama as if that character is voicing their own private thoughts. Shakespeare’s plays are full of soliloquies.

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: -oʊ-/, from Latin solo “to oneself” + loquor “I talk", plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition of Soliloquy A soliloquy (pronounced “suh-li-luh-kwee”) is a monologue spoken by a theatrical character that expresses the character’s inner thoughts and emotions.

Detailed explanation-5: -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. If other characters are present, they are depicted as not having heard the soliloquy.