DRMATIC MONOLOGUE

ORIGINS:

• THIS TECHNIQUE IS SEEN IN ALOT OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMAS

• IT BECAME POPULAR AS A FORM OF POETRY IN THE VICTORIAN ERA

• ROBERT BROWNING IS THE FATHER OF DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE

FEATURES-

-AN AUDIENCE IS IMPLIED

-THERE IS NO DIALOGUE

-THE POET IS SPEAKING THROUGH AN ASSUMED VOICE

-DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE STAND ALONE any direct analysis or

commentary

-THE AUDIENCE IS LEFT TO INTERPRET THE CHARACTER’S ACTIONS. MOTIVATIONS

What is the PURPOSE OF DARAMATIC MONOLOGUE?

• To give insight into the characters personality

• to indicate to the reader the background of history of the characters

CHARACTERISTICS

• MUST BE DELIVERED BY A SINGLE CHARACTER

• MUST BE DIRECTED TO A PRESENT/ INFERRED LISTENER

• MUST REVEAL SOME ASPECT OF THE CHARACTER TO THE AUDIENCE