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A soliloquy (/səˈlɪl.ə.kwi, soʊˈlɪl.oʊ-/, from Latin solus 'alone' and loqui 'to speak', pl. soliloquies) is a monologue in drama in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, typically while alone on stage or onscreen. It is used to reveal the character's inner feelings, motivations, or plans directly to the audience, providing information that…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soliloquy | is a | speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage or who believes themselves to be alone | 0.90 | text |
| Medea articulate their motivations | instance of | protagonists | 0.80 | text |
| emotional turmoil in asides that frame their subsequent actions | instance of | protagonists | 0.80 | text |
| Christopher Marlowe | instance of | Playwrights | 0.80 | text |
| Thomas Kyd | instance of | Playwrights | 0.80 | text |
| and Ben Jonson employed extended solo speeches to reveal hidden motives | instance of | Playwrights | 0.80 | text |
| advance intricate plots | instance of | Playwrights | 0.80 | text |
| and heighten dramatic irony | instance of | Playwrights | 0.80 | text |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley | instance of | Poetic dramas by authors | 0.80 | text |
| Robert Browning featured extended speeches that foregrounded characters' inner experiences | instance of | Poetic dramas by authors | 0.80 | text |
| House of Cards | instance of | Television series | 0.80 | text |
| Hamlet's | instance of | exemplified by speeches | 0.80 | text |
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