What is a soliloquy in a play?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A character's thoughts spoken aloud, alone on stage
- Step 1: Solus means alone and loqui means speak.
- Step 2: So it is a speech to reveal inner thoughts, with no other character listening.
Answer
A character's thoughts spoken aloud, alone on stage.
Why not the others: A conversation between two characters about a secret: that is a dialogue. A summary read by a narrator at the start of the play: that is a prologue or narration. A song sung by the whole cast at the end: that is a finale.
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