CRWR 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Existential Crisis
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Soliloquy from the latin solus (alone) and loqui (to speak) Vocalize existential crisis (who am i? what is my life about?) Vocalize they are characters in avant-guard theatre. Soliloquy can be found in all types of drama even comedy. A character may tell lies to protect themselves or mislead other characters in the play, but whatever a character says during a soliloquy is the truth. The heightened emotions in a soliloquy often allow for more poetic or vivid language than the language used in other dialogue. A character rarely resolves a problem during the soliloquy. X is alone backstage holding a prop they use in their magic show. X is discouraged because they, and other performers of their cultural/racial/gender identity, face ongoing struggles and prejudice in the theatre world (any age, gender, etc. Monologue from the greek monos (single) and legein (to speak). In a play, this is a speech given by a single person.
