Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 14 AIL 1340 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trap: Treating a Soliloquy as Unreliable
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The idea
The convention is sincerity, so a character alone is generally telling the audience the truth as they see it. That is not the same as being right. Hamlet is sincere and may still be mistaken, and an option must distinguish honesty from accuracy.
In practice
Sincere is not the same as correct.
Where people slip
Honesty and accuracy are different claims.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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