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Middle French, French ''monologue'' [[speech]] in a [[play]] delivered by a single [[actor]] (early 16th cent.; 1811 in sense ‘long [[speech]] delivered by one [[person]] who [[forget]]s or neglects the [[presence]] of others. | Middle French, French ''monologue'' [[speech]] in a [[play]] delivered by a single [[actor]] (early 16th cent.; 1811 in sense ‘long [[speech]] delivered by one [[person]] who [[forget]]s or neglects the [[presence]] of others. | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1549] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
| − | *1a : [ | + | *1a : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soliloquy soliloquy] |
:b : a dramatic sketch [[performed]] by one [[actor]] | :b : a dramatic sketch [[performed]] by one [[actor]] | ||
:c : the routine of a stand-up comic | :c : the routine of a stand-up comic | ||
| − | *2: a [[literary]] [[composition]] written in the form of a [ | + | *2: a [[literary]] [[composition]] written in the form of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soliloquy soliloquy] |
*3: a long [[speech]] monopolizing [[conversation]] | *3: a long [[speech]] monopolizing [[conversation]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A '''monologue''' (or monolog) is when the character may be [[speaking]] his or her [[thoughts]] aloud, directly addressing another character, or speaking to the [[audience]], especially the former. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic [[media]] (plays, [[films]], animation, etc.). It is distinct from a [ | + | A '''monologue''' (or monolog) is when the character may be [[speaking]] his or her [[thoughts]] aloud, directly addressing another character, or speaking to the [[audience]], especially the former. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic [[media]] (plays, [[films]], animation, etc.). It is distinct from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soliloquy soliloquy], which is where a character relates his or her [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]] to him/herself and to the [[audience]] without addressing any of the other characters. It is also distinct from an ''apostrophe'', wherein the [[speaker]] or [[writer]] addresses an [[imaginary]] [[person]], or inanimate object, or [[idea]]. |
[[Category: Languages and Literature]] | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:24, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle French, French monologue speech in a play delivered by a single actor (early 16th cent.; 1811 in sense ‘long speech delivered by one person who forgets or neglects the presence of others.
Definitions
- 1a : soliloquy
- 2: a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy
- 3: a long speech monopolizing conversation
Description
A monologue (or monolog) is when the character may be speaking his or her thoughts aloud, directly addressing another character, or speaking to the audience, especially the former. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays, films, animation, etc.). It is distinct from a soliloquy, which is where a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings to him/herself and to the audience without addressing any of the other characters. It is also distinct from an apostrophe, wherein the speaker or writer addresses an imaginary person, or inanimate object, or idea.
