soliloquy

Etymology
1595–1605; From in the title of   ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from  +.

Noun

 * 1)  The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
 * 2)  A speech or written discourse in this form.
 * 1)  A speech or written discourse in this form.
 * 1)  A speech or written discourse in this form.
 * 1)  A speech or written discourse in this form.

Usage notes
Primarily used of theater, particularly the works of, as a term of art, particularly for finely-crafted speeches. An archetype is the “” soliloquy in . In informal speech or discussions of popular culture, the term is used instead. However, the terms are not precisely synonymous; a monologue is held in the presence and directed towards other characters on the stage, whereas a soliloquy does not acknowledge the presence of any other stage characters if present, and is directed to the audience.

Related terms

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Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: soliloqui
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: samomluva
 * Danish: enetale
 * Finnish: yksinpuhelu
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:, einræða
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , 独話
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: solilóquio
 * Russian:, солило́квий
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: kendi kendine konuşma
 * Welsh:


 * Catalan: soliloqui
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: enetale, monolog
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: yksinpuhelu
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, belső monológ,
 * Icelandic:, einræða, einræða persónu
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: kupu whaiaroaro
 * Portuguese: solilóquio
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To issue a soliloquy.