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The most likely answer is that it's either an "aside" or a "soliloquy". Both of these are more or less the theatrical equivalent of a "thought balloon" in a comic strip. The other characters on stage generally do not react to these, as they are supposed to represent the private thoughts of the character speaking.

Asides are usually short, often comedic and/or pithy, and directed specifically at the audience, while soliloquies can be long and are intended to represent the character "talking to himself" with no awareness of the audience at all. In other words, asides "break the fourth wall" while soliloquies do not.

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A soliloquy. A soliloquy is when the character is talking to himself (and the audience), as if oblivious to the presence of other characters.

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It is called a soliloquy.

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