Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 14 AIL 1307 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A Soliloquy With an Audience
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The idea
The definition in entry 1302 allowed for a character believing themselves alone, and this is why. Hamlet is not alone; he thinks he is. The convention of sincerity still holds for him, and the scene gains a layer the convention alone would not give it.
In practice
He thinks he is alone; he is not.
Where people slip
The definition anticipated this case.
Your place on the trail
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