Soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwi/ noun

A soliloquy is a speech in a play where a character talks to themselves, sharing their inner thoughts out loud, usually alone on stage. It lets the audience know what the character is really thinking.

From Late Latin *soliloquium*, from *solus* “alone” + *loqui* “to speak.” It literally means “speaking alone.”

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