Monologue, Soliloquies and Asides

What is a soliloquy?

• a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
• a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage
• a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
• speech in which a word has a double meaning

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an aside?

• a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
• a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
• speech in which a word has a double meaning
• a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a monologue?

• a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
• _{a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot}
• speech in which a word has a double meaning
• a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Drama is...

• a story that always takes place in the past.
• a true story about someone's life.
• a story that is performed for an audience.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A "soliloquy" and an "aside" are different from a "monologue" because they are...

• quietly spoken off-stage.
• both discussions between two characters.
• spoken directly to the audience.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10