Both Uses of
soliloquy
in
The Princess Bride
- Once, true, he had been a titan, but now, now What happens here that you aren't going to read is the six-page soliloquy from Inigo in which Morgenstern, through Inigo, reflects on the anguish of fleeting glory.†
p. 223.8
- The reason for the soliloquy here is that Morgenstern's previous book had gotten bombed by the critics and also hadn't sold beans.†
p. 223.9 *
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.