Definition
A soliloquy is a speech in which a character speaks thought aloud while alone, most common in theater. It lets the audience hear inner debate at length without another listener on stage.
Example
Alone in the kitchen at midnight, he delivers a soliloquy about whether to leave town before dawn.
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Common mistakes
- Using soliloquy in realistic prose where private thought would stay unspoken.
- Filling soliloquy with plot recap instead of live uncertainty.