Monologues & Soliloquys

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Monologues & Soliloquys

Speeches in William Shakespeare's plays.

The Soliloquy

00:20

What is NOT true about the soliloquy?

1. No other characters on stage can hear the speaker.
2. The speaker expresses his or her thoughts and feelings.
3. The audience can hear the speaker.
4. Other characters can hear the speaker, like the audience can.

01:31

Why is Hamlet so angry in this particular moment?

1. His father was killed by his uncle.
2. His mother married his uncle within a month.

The Monologue

00:16

True or False?
A monologue is directed at one character or an audience.

1. True
2. False

00:43

Why is this a monologue and not a soliloquy?

1. The speaker is talking to another character.
2. The speaker is talking to him- or herself.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen

A monologue taken from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". 
The actor Damian Lewis plays Marc Anthony, Julius Caesar's friend and is giving a speech at Julius Caesar's funeral after Brutus said that Julius Caesar was a terrible person.

What do you think of
Marc Anthony's
monologue?

Throw those Shakespeare insults at the teacher!