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How does Shakespeare make effective use of the soliloquy to increase the audiences understanding of character & plot?
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How does Shakespeare make effective use of the soliloquy to increase the audiences understanding of character & plot? A soliloquy is spoken by one character alone on stage. It often shows a character reflecting on an issue in the play or helps the audience learn more about how the situation or plot is related to that given character. It enables an audience to become more involved by increasing their knowledge of a certain character. Sometimes an object is used to help express actions and expressions, to act as a dramatic device. Shakespeare used different soliloquies: to show a developing character, updating- or summarizing a scene and also to give us a deeper insight to a personality of a character or its feelings. In Macbeth we see soliloquies that help us understand about a changing Macbeth, through the play. Shakespeare uses a number of soliloquies to show his changing feelings. In 'Twelfth...
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