In case you were wondering...
"In origin, the words are doublets: Greek monologue and Latin soliloquy both mean 'single speech'. But they are now distinguished in performances with monologue as a speech made by one person in the company of others while a soliloquy is spoken by one person who is alone."
Got this from an online search, thought it would be useful to be able to differentiate.
Act I Scene I is the only soliloquy that Richard performs at the beginning of any given scene, and is the only soliloquy throughout the play that begins a scene. That said, monologue is used at the beginning of at least two other scenes; Lady Anne begins Act 1 Sc 2 this way, as does Clarence in Sc 4.
Remember Shakespeare loves to play on words! Any verb, adjective or noun that is used by either a deceiver or an idiot should be examined for their multiple possible connotations.
More tips to follow. :)
- T. Marcus
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