Friday, November 18, 2011

Notes for soliloquy and aside---please copy!

soliloquy--a speech in which a character speaks his/her thoughts aloud. Usually the character is on the stage alone, but others may be there (ignored temporarily). The purpose is to reveal his/her inner thoughts, feelings, emotions, plans, etc..to the audience NOT the other characters.

aside- a remark spoken in an undertone by a character either to the audience or another character--traditional convention is only heard by the audience. They can be used to express characters' feelings, opinions, and reactions so they function as a method of characterization.---CAN CAUSE DRAMATIC IRONY (we know things the other characters do not!)

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