Question

Why would a playwright use a soliloquy instead of a monologue?(1 point)
Responses

to give the audience historical context about the setting of the play
to give the audience historical context about the setting of the play

to reveal the character’s true motivation and most honest feelings
to reveal the character’s true motivation and most honest feelings

to inform the audience about how one character feels about another
to inform the audience about how one character feels about another

to develop an idea the playwright wants the audience to know about
to develop an idea the playwright wants the audience to know about

Answer 1

to reveal the character’s true motivation and most honest feelings

A soliloquy lets a character speak their inner thoughts aloud (usually alone on stage), revealing feelings and motives to the audience that other characters don’t hear.