Original Soliloquy Example!

Class -- I decided to create a soliloquy for Egeus after Theseus has overruled him in Act V.  If this soliloquy had been included in the actual text, can you imagine what a dark turn the story would have taken in an imagined Act VI?  Notice how I evaluated each line for its rhetorical and poetic components.  Some of them just happened, others were planned.  The resolution's couplet was a happy accident.

I hope this example inspires you to have fun with your soliloquy writing project!

	u	/	u	/	u	/	u	/	u	/	Key
Exposition	A	gainst	the	law	of	A	thens	he	doth	rule
	To	fa	vor	chil	dish	oaths	of	fick	le	love
	And	all	my	thought	ful	coun	sel	he	doth	chide	Assonance: emphasizes “chide”
	And	all	to	make	a	fool	of	me	this	night	Anaphora (and)
POA	No	wed	ding	dow	ry	shall	my	purse	give	out.	Synecdoche—purse for wealth
Complication	For	when	my	daugh	ter	threw	a	way	her	life	Hyperbole
	Be	co	ming	join’d	un	to	that	three	legged	stool	Metaphor for idiot
	All	rea	son	died	and	an	ar	chy	was	born.	Antithesis—died & born
Challenge	If	laws	are	bro	ken	fixed	con	fu	sion	reigns	Juxtaposition – broken & fixed
	And	no	com	punc	tion	I	feel	to	o	bey
	Poor	The	se	us	will	rue	the	day	he	cross’d	Antithesis— Poor & rich
	E	ge	us	rich	with	an	ger	fed	re	venge	Enjambment
Crisis	No	lon	ger	will	I	stay	to	serve	this	duke
	No	lon	ger	will	I	leave	my	will	un	done	Anaphora – No longer will I
	So	ere	I	go	with	Mer	cry’s	win	ged	speed	Allusion -- Mercury
	A	ma	gic	al	po	tion	doth	yearn	to	work	iambic deviation: potion
	And	in	his	wed	ding	gob	let	toast	shall	rest.	Enjambment
Climax	One	sip	will	end	this	drea	my	sum	mer	night	Allusion to title
Resolution	His	nup	tial	wish	es	will	be	tray	his	breath
	Since	he	be	tray’d	his	friend	he’ll	wish	for	death.	Rhymed couplet Repetition—betray & wish