Both Uses of
monologue
in
Crime and Punishment
- Now, a month later, he had begun to look upon them differently, and, in spite of the monologues in which he jeered at his own impotence and indecision, he had involuntarily come to regard this "hideous" dream as an exploit to be attempted, although he still did not realise this himself.†
Chpt 1.1
- He was engaged in such monologues when Zossimov, who had spent the night in Praskovya Pavlovna's parlour, came in.†
Chpt 3.2 *
Definition:
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(monologue) a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
or:
a long speech by one person -- especially one that prevents others from talking
or:
a continuous series of jokes and stories by a single comedian