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  2. Doctor Faustus (play) - Wikipedia

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    In the introductory soliloquy, Faustus begins by pondering the fate of his life and what he wants his career to be. He ends his soliloquy with the solution: he will give his soul to the devil. Similarly in the closing soliloquy, Faustus begins pondering, and finally comes to terms with the fate he created for himself.

  3. Soliloquy - Wikipedia

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    A soliloquy (/ s ə ˈ l ɪ l. ə. k w i, s oʊ ˈ l ɪ l. oʊ-/, from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk", [1] plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another character. [2] [3] Soliloquies are used as a device in drama. In a soliloquy, a character typically is alone on a stage ...

  4. De mortuis nil nisi bonum - Wikipedia

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    The full Latin sentence is usually abbreviated into the phrase (De) Mortuis nihil nisi bonum, "Of the dead, [say] nothing but good."; whereas free translations from the Latin function as the English aphorisms: "Speak no ill of the dead," "Of the dead, speak no evil," and "Do not speak ill of the dead."

  5. Strange Interlude - Wikipedia

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    Strange Interlude is an experimental play in nine acts by American playwright Eugene O'Neill.It won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. [1] Strange Interlude is one of the few modern plays to make extensive use of a soliloquy technique, in which the characters speak their inner thoughts to the audience.

  6. Deathtrap (plot device) - Wikipedia

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    The trap is escaped by swinging on a grapple of dental floss. As the intended sharks with laserbeams were unavailable due to the complexities of international law regarding endangered species (much to Dr. Evil's disappointment), ill-tempered mutant seabass are used instead. As part of the spoof, Scott Evil, Dr. Evil's son, insists that the ...

  7. Monologist - Wikipedia

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    An actor delivering a monologue. A monologist (/ m ə ˈ n ɒ l ə dʒ ɪ s t,-ɡ ɪ s t /), or interchangeably monologuist (/ m ə ˈ n ɒ l ə ɡ ɪ s t /), is a solo artist who recites or gives dramatic readings from a monologue, soliloquy, poetry, or work of literature, [1] for the entertainment of an audience.

  8. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  9. Frau Farbissina - Wikipedia

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    Frau Farbissina is still helping Dr. Evil with his evil schemes. Farbissina and Dr. Evil also kiss while he is in prison; although the two enjoy it (despite her having been established as a lesbian in the previous movie), the purpose was to transfer a key to Dr. Evil so that he could escape. Once her son Scott begins to become evil, she shows ...