soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwi/

Etymology

1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).

noun

  1. The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.“At the end of the second act the main villain gave a soliloquy detailing his plans to attack the protagonist.”
  2. A speech or written discourse in this form.“The feeling of Singleton's bosom grew heightened in its tone of melancholy, and a more passionate emphasis of thought broke forth in his half-muttered soliloquy:— ¶"How I remember as I look […]”

verb

  1. To issue a soliloquy.