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Actor Christopher Walken performing a monologue in the 1984 stage play Hurlyburly. In theatre, a monologue (from Greek: μονόλογος, 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.
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. The term can also refer to a ...
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 ...
A Monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech by a character in a drama. It can also refer to: Monologue, a 1972 Soviet film "Monologue", a song by South ...
His monologue from '96 was by far one of the funniest monologues to date. With his takes on the election, his life after being on the show, and his ability to make regular life seem so hilarious.
Liberal netizens tore into Sen. Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) elderly husband Bruce for appearing to turn down Vice President Kamala Harris' handshake last week, but viral footage that swirled online ...
Stream of consciousness is a literary method of representing the flow of a character's thoughts and sense impressions "usually in an unpunctuated or disjointed form of interior monologue." While many sources use the terms stream of consciousness and interior monologue as synonyms, the Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms suggests that "they can ...
Social Security is the U.S. government's biggest program; as of June 30, 2024, about 67.9 million people, or one in five Americans, collected Social Security benefits. This year, we're seeing a...