Why would you use a soliloquy?

Answer 1

* A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener. * A specific speech or piece of writing in this form of discourse. * The act of speaking to oneself. 1. an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with "To be or not to be." 2. the act of talking while or as if alone.

Answer 2

A soliloquy is a long speech given by some character in a play, as distinct from the dialogue which consists of exchanges between two or more characters. In terms of derivation, the term soliloquy literally means one person talking.

Answer 3

A soliloquy is basically a character talking to himself. It can be used to demonstrate what a character is thinking or feeling to the audience.