Monologue Study Guide

What is a monologue?

• two or more characters speaking with each other​

• one character speaking at length to another

• one character saying their thoughts aloud in private

• a type of play

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A monologue featuring a humorous character or a humorous circumstance is a ____ monologue

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What do stage directions do?

• Tell the audience what is happening in the play

• Tell the director EXACTLY what the set needs to look like

• Give advice to actors on how to play their part

• Confuse the director

Where is the act or scene of a play labeled in the script?

You can tell which character is speaking because their name comes ___ the dialogue.

Which character recites the monologue in this example?

What is a character's objective?

• Who the character is speaking to

• What the character wants or needs

• Another word for monologue

• How quickly or how slowly you are speaking

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When talking about monologues, who is the audience?

• Who the monologuer is talking to on stage

• The people watching the play

• A comedian

• The protagonist of the play

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How do actors "create" a character?

• Asking the director

• Body language

• Writing the play

• Voice

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How might this person feel? How does their body language express that feeling?

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