Soliloquy Aside and Monologue Shakespeares characters often deliver

Soliloquy, Aside, and Monologue Shakespeare’s characters often deliver these types of dramatic speeches.

Your Task • Copy the definition for all of these terms into your literary terms dictionary. Give yourself an example to remember and be ready to share it. (This should be an example DIFFERENT from the examples included below).

What is a Soliloquy? • A soliloquy is a lengthy speech in which a character – usually alone on stage – expresses his or her thoughts to the audience. • Other characters CANNOT hear this.

Hercules: “Won’t Say I’m in Love” Link: https: //youtu. be/Tl 0 DMTlw. Lw 4

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Link: https: //youtu. be/91 l. Jh. Ez. Ma. H 4

What is a Monologue? • A monologue, like a soliloquy, is a lengthy speech. However a monologue is addressed to other characters on stage, not to the audience.

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Hercules: “One Last Hope” Link if video doesn’t play: https: //youtu. be/d. ILzx. Yho. XOw

What is an Aside? • An aside is a brief remark by a character revealing his thoughts or feelings to the audience, unheard by the other characters on the stage. Kids, why is Ms. Mc. Geehin so black and white about everything? Mrs. Mc. Geehin Ms. Carlino

Make Shakesphere proud. Be sure you can tell the difference between a Soliloquy, an Aside, and a Monologue.

What is a Pun? • A play on words for comedic or sardonic effect. Some puns involve a single word or phrase that has two different meanings. Others involve two different words or phrases with the same sound.

Task: Look up an image of a pun for yourself, and save it/copy it for future use.

Oxymoron • a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings but that still make sense

Your task • Identify 2 more oxymorons