Both Uses of
soliloquy
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- She did not answer, but went on, in a tone which was a soliloquy rather than an exclamation, and a dirge rather than a soliloquy.†
Chpt 7 *
- She did not answer, but went on, in a tone which was a soliloquy rather than an exclamation, and a dirge rather than a soliloquy.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
a long speech in which one is talking to oneself; or as a long uninterrupted part of a conversation
In theatre, a soliloquy allows a character to voice their thoughts when they think they are alone, and in that way reveal their thoughts to the audience or other characters who overhear.