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Sunday, November 27, 2011

AP Term

Monologue

A monologue is an extended speech in which a single person speaks alone. Monologues can be found in plays, short stories, novels, or narrative poems. When I hear this term, I immediately think of the play Hamlet. Hamlet delivered many soliloquies throughout the play, but they can also be interpreted as monologues.
Almost all of his genuine thoughts and emotions are contained in his speeches. Therefore, the characterization of Hamlet is dependent on monologues.

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