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Monologue vs. Soliloquy

Monologue

/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/

A long speech by one person in a play, movie, or conversation

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Soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwi/

A speech in which a character talks to themselves, revealing their thoughts to the audience.

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A monologue is a speech directed to other characters or the audience, while a soliloquy is spoken when the character is alone.
Monologues can reveal information to others, but soliloquies often reveal a character's innermost thoughts.
Remember monologue with mono indicating one speaker addressing others, while soliloquy includes solo, indicating alone.
Soliloquies are more introspective since there's no audience other than the character themselves.
Monologues might be part of a dialogue or conversation; soliloquies are not.

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