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Shakespeare

Shakespeare. Monologues , Soliloquies, and Asides. What is a Monologue?. A monologue is an extended speech (or , passage) delivered uninterrupted and exclusively by one person. A monologue is heard by the other characters on the stage!

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Shakespeare

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  1. Shakespeare Monologues , Soliloquies, and Asides

  2. What is a Monologue? • A monologue is an extended speech (or, passage) delivered uninterrupted and exclusively by one person. • A monologue is heard by the other characters on the stage! • Capulet’s speech to Paris in Act I, Scene ii is an example of a monologue.

  3. The Incredibles Mr. Incredible: I was wrong to treat you that way. I'm sorry... Syndrome: See? Now you respect me, because I'm a threat. That's the way it works. Turns out there are lots of people, whole countries, that want respect, and will pay through the nose to get it. How do you think I got rich? I invented weapons, and now I have a weapon that only I can defeat, and when I unleash it... [Mr. Incredible throws a log at Syndrome, who dodges it and traps Mr. Incredible with his zero-point energy ray] Syndrome: Oh, ho ho! You sly dog! You got me monologuing! I can't believe it...

  4. What is a Soliloquy? • A soliloquy is a speechperformed onstage in which a single speaker reveals his or her inner thoughts out loud but while alone. • This allows the audience to know the true mind of a character. (Characters are honest and revealing during soliloquies.)

  5. What is an Aside? • As aside is when a character onstage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought. • It is NOT the same as a soliloquy. • An aside is presumed inaudible to any other characters onstage who might be in earshot.

  6. Aside • During an aside, it is as if a character delivering an aside has momentarily stepped outside of the world of the play and into the world of the audience. • Kind of like Malcolm in the Middle or some other TV show….

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