ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a character speaks only to himself alone on the stage
A
Aside
B
Sleep talking
C
Soliloquy
D
Speech
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -Only the theater audience (or reader) and the character who is speaking. What kinds of things does a character talk about in a soliloquy? The character reveals inner thoughts, and puzzles out personal problems.

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