<P> In theatre , a monologue ( from Greek : μονόλογος , from μόνος mónos , `` alone , solitary '' and λόγος lógos , `` speech '' ) is a speech presented by a single character , most often to express their mental thoughts aloud , though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience . Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media ( plays , films , etc . ) , as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry . Monologues share much in common with several other literary devices including soliloquies , apostrophes , and aside . There are , however , distinctions between each of these devices . </P>
<P> In theatre , a monologue ( from Greek : μονόλογος , from μόνος mónos , `` alone , solitary '' and λόγος lógos , `` speech '' ) is a speech presented by a single character , most often to express their mental thoughts aloud , though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience . Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media ( plays , films , etc . ) , as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry . Monologues share much in common with several other literary devices including soliloquies , apostrophes , and aside . There are , however , distinctions between each of these devices . </P>
when a character speaks to the audience for an extended time such a speech is called a
when a character speaks to the audience for an extended time such a speech is called a
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