"What is a Soliloquy?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- How do you define soliloquy? What is the difference between a soliloquy and a monologue or a soliloquy and an aside? Professor Rebecca Olson answers these questions using examples taken from Shakespeare Richard III. The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify soliloquies in drama but also to analyze their effects upon an audience.
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Timestamps
0:00 Soliloquy Definition
0:30 What Soliloquies Do
1:42 Soliloquy vs Aside
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Soliloquy definition when character in dramatic work speak directly to audience , expressing their inner thoughts. Soliloquy is literary device that allows audience members to know what character thinks or believes , providing audience way to better understand character. Examples of soliloquy to be or not to be hamlet. Farewell god knows when we shall meet again play Romeo and Juliet. Thus do I ever make my fool my purse lago ohetto. If we are done when it’s done Macbeth. There four types of soliloquy plain, attended , soliloquy with props and dialoguical soliloquy. Characteristics of soliloquy is monologue is which character in play expresses thoughts and feelings while being alone on stage . Soliloquy is literally device , most often found in drama . Unknown who invented soliloquy, some say Shakespeare. Thank you for your wonderful literary educational channel. My name is khatoon it’s Turkish origin means Nobel lady as princess.
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I feel Soliloquy is the one thing that only works on a stage, as in a film it breaks immersion too much, while in a play it adds immersion
Interesting! What about voice-overs, which sort of fulfill the same function in film? And thanks for keeping the conversation going, @MarkFilipAnthony !
@@SWLF a unwritten rule in film is show don't tell. Voice overs and talking directly to the camera are both very effect storytelling tools for films and used in many great movies. But the moment a character starts talking directly the audience in film, we don't know if they're telling us the truth, or wants to controll the narrative.
The most effective and unique aspects of film as a medium are: the frame, camera movement and the close up.
The idea behind show don't tell is that human emotion and thoughts can be conveyed through the moving camera by simply observing a situation or a performance, as if were spying on a person sitting alone. The idea is that all those thoughts that needs to be spoken on stage, or written in a book, is possible to read in an actors face simply through their inner performance. And since we have a camera that observes them as if they were sitting alone in their own thought, the audience will be able to find more truths of the person than any words can describe.
Example:
the main characters mother just died, the family attending it has many opinions about it, and the main character decides not to fight back, but after the chaotic funeral the main character decides to sit by the grave alone. We observe the character for 5 whole minutes alone in a closeup, reflecting on everything that has been said and happened. Not a word has been spoken, but the actors relationship with their mother flashes beforet their eyes, all conveyed through the actors face. After the 5 minutes the actor leaves, and we sit another 2 minutes alone with the grave also. Giving the audience a moment alone with what we just experienced. No dialouge needed, no voiceover and nobody talking to us. We didn't need it, the scene spoke for itself.
My whole life is ‘red wine soliloquies’
Ha! Well, we hope you get the occasion for at least a little dialogue, Laverne!
THANKYOU SOO SOO MUCH i have to perform one of these for school thxxx
You're very welcome! Good luck with the assignment and thanks so much for the love, @arkasishanimation2032 !
Excellent audio quality and explaination 👍🏻😉
Thanks so much, Nishanta!
Thanks, as always, they are very helpful
Thanks so much for supporting the series, Raboon! We truly appreciate your kind words!
My favourite has to be - “To be, or not to be- that is the question".
Thanks for making us plod through the wide staircase of literary devices. 👀
Nice, Nia! Thanks for providing another example and for your continual support of the series!
I studied these terms briefly in drama class. It's nice to hear some extra information even though it's not my area of interest 😊
Thanks so much, Erika! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed the video!
Thank you.
You're very welcome, @AhJodie ! We hope you enjoy the other videos in our series as well!
Excellent
Thanks so much, @user-hm2gb6pm6b !
Well.. impressive 👏🏻☺️..easy to understand from basic point ...hope you would make a video on *elements of drama* ... thnkxx again🤗
Thanks for the suggestion, ishita! We'll certainly be bringing more dramatic terms into the series in the months to come!
“A soliloquy is when you look a-waaaay off and talk to youself. They used to do that a whole lot back then. You do it today and somebody will put you away.”
-Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith! Dang, that is a deep cut, @DesGardius-me7gf ! We hope all is well in Mayberry--thanks for keeping the conversation going!
I see a little gay flag on the dress. What are the implications of this???
What are they trying to say???
We're trying to say that our program and Oregon State University as a whole welcomes and supports people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations.
@@SWLF Funny, I didn't even notice. :)