Definition of soliloquy:
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregarded of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)
And, of course, the actress in me has made it impossible to read autobiographies and not think of Shakespearean soliloquies, which are extremely prominent in many of his works, especially Hamlet. Here is the link to a YouTube video of Kenneth Branagh delivering Hamlet's most famous soliloquy in one of the many film versions of Hamlet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JD6gOrARk4&feature=related
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregarded of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)
And, of course, the actress in me has made it impossible to read autobiographies and not think of Shakespearean soliloquies, which are extremely prominent in many of his works, especially Hamlet. Here is the link to a YouTube video of Kenneth Branagh delivering Hamlet's most famous soliloquy in one of the many film versions of Hamlet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JD6gOrARk4&feature=related
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