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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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!

6. Oxymoron Two juxtaposed words that mean opposite things.
Ex: sweet sorrow
“damned saint”
“honorable villain”
“fiend angelical”
“Dove-feathered raven”
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7. 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:
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8. Make Shakesphere proud
Make Shakesphere proud. Be sure you can tell the difference between a Soliloquy, an Aside, and a Monologue.