Soliloquy

A soliloquy (, from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk", plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another character.

Soliloquies are used as a device in drama. In a soliloquy, a character typically is alone on a stage and makes their thoughts, feelings, and intentions known to the audience, addressing it directly or take it into their confidence, wholly or in part. English Renaissance drama used soliloquies to great effect, such as in the soliloquy "To be, or not to be", the centerpiece of Shakespeare's Hamlet.