Understanding a Soliloquy and an Aside ENG 7-8 Ms. Vega

So What is a Soliloquy? SoliloquyMonologue 0 From Latin words Solus = “alone” and Loqui = “to speak” 0 is a speech that one gives TO ONESELF 0 In a play the character thinks aloud so that the audience better understand what is happening 0 From Greek words Mono = “single”; Legein = “to speak” 0 speech given by a single person TO AN AUDIENCE either within a play or sitting in the theater watching the play.

Example of a Soliloquy Macbeth: To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19–28

What is an Aside? 0 An aside is when the character talks ONLY to the audience. 0 The other characters are not included in this dialogue; it’s like the heard nothing and know nothing about what the audience is being told. 0 You can see this a lot in TV shows. 0 The Office 0 Parks and Recreations 0 Malcolm in the Middle

Example of an Aside Juliet (not knowing ROMEO hears her) Oh, Romeo, Romeo, why do you have to be Romeo? Forget about your father and change your name. Or else, if you won’t change your name, just swear you love me and I’ll stop being a Capulet. Act 2, Scene 2, 2

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