Question

Select the correct answer.

What is a soliloquy in a drama?

A) a speech by a character who is the only one talking and addressing other characters

B) a speech by a character who is alone onstage and thinking aloud

C) a speech by a character who foretells the events that are to come in the play

D) a speech by a character that is filled with puns and witty comments aimed at another character

Answer 1

B (PLATO December 2021) a speech by a character who is alone onstage and thinking aloud

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the definition is given in the other answer, though I'm providing this for those looking for a quick answer or tight on time, credit to the other answerer for the work they did ^^

Answer 2

Soliloquy, passage in a drama in which a character expresses his thoughts or feelings aloud while either alone upon the stage or with the other actors keeping silent. This device was long an accepted dramatic convention, especially in the theatre of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

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