There's a word for it!
Specifically Hamlet- when he was just talking to the audience? What's that called?
2006-12-14 13:03:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's a soliloquy when he's saying his personal thoughts out loud.
A monologue is any time when an actor is the only one speaking.
So a soliloquy is also a monologue. Yet a monologue doesn't always have to be a soliloquy.
:)
2006-12-14 13:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by Katie C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
monologue -
but the def is:
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source
mon·o·logue /ˈmɒnəˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mon-uh-lawg, -log] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
2. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, esp. one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.
3. any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
4. a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
so, technically, they're both rite.
good luck!!!
2006-12-14 13:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which you mean:
so·lil·o·quy [suh-lil-uh-kwee]–noun, plural -quies.
1.an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.”
2.the act of talking while or as if alone.
mon·o·logue [mon-uh-lawg, -log] –noun
1.a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
2.a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, esp. one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.
3.any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
4.a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
2006-12-14 13:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by ElementaryJane 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soliloquy
2006-12-14 13:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Monologue.
2006-12-14 13:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monologue.
2006-12-14 13:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by doobiola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but are you looking for the word 'improvise' or 'monologue'??
2006-12-14 13:05:19 · answer #7 · answered by precious_angel321 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a Monologue.
2006-12-14 13:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by hello kitty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soliloquy
2006-12-14 13:05:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
an "aside" ?
2006-12-14 13:10:21 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋