Soliloquy, Aside, and Monologue Shakespeare’s characters often deliver these types of dramatic speeches.

What is a Soliloquy? A soliloquy is a lengthy speech in which a character – usually alone on stage – expresses his or her thoughts to the audience.

What is an Aside? An aside is a brief remark by a character revealing his thoughts or feelings to the audience, unheard by the other characters.

What is a Monologue? A monologue, like a soliloquy, is a lengthy speech. However a monologue is addressed to other characters on stage, not to the audience.

Pun A play on words that sound alike but have different meanings.   Ex: Did you hear about the sleeping man who got run over by a car? He was tired and exhausted!

Oxymoron Two juxtaposed words that mean opposite things.   Ex: sweet sorrow “damned saint” “honorable villain” “fiend angelical” “Dove-feathered raven” jumbo shrimp

Dramatic Irony The audience knows something the characters do not know. Ex: We know the killer is in the closet, but the soon-to-be victim does not. Romeo and Juliet example: ?????????

Make Shakesphere proud Make Shakesphere proud. Be sure you can tell the difference between a Soliloquy, an Aside, and a Monologue.