Monologues

thumb|Actor Christopher Walken performing a monologue in the 1984 stage play [[Hurlyburly]] In theatre, a monologue (also spelled monolog in American English) (in , from μόνος mónos, "alone, solitary" and λόγος lógos, "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays, films, etc.), as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry, and stand-up comedy. Monologues share much in common with several other litera

play by Eve Ensler

soliloquy in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet

thumb|Juliet delivers a soliloquy on the balcony, unaware that [[Romeo is listening in act 2, scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.|alt=painting of a girl in a long dress on a balcony, she is looking to the right]] A soliloquy (, from Latin 'alone' and 'to speak', ) is a monologue in drama in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, typically while alone on stage or onscreen. It is used to reveal the character's inner feelings, motivations, or plans directly to the audience, providing information that would not otherwise be accessible through dialogue with other characters. They are used as a nar

George Carlin's list of "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" or "Filthy Words"

speech in the film "Blade Runner"

play by Patrick Süskind

phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII.

1842 poem written by Robert Browning

play written by Jean Cocteau

fictional character, wife of the main protagonist in Ulysses