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Definition of Soliloquy
A soliloquy is a literary device, most often found in dramas, in which a character speaks to him or herself, relating his or her innermost thoughts and feelings as if... read full definition
A soliloquy is a literary device, most often found in dramas, in which a character speaks to him or herself, relating his or her innermost... read full definition
A soliloquy is a literary device, most often found in dramas, in which a character speaks to him or herself... read full definition
Chapter 18: The Invisible Man Sleeps
Explanation and Analysis—An Invisible Animal?:
In Chapter 18, after Doctor Kemp has taken in Griffin, who has gone to sleep, Mr. Kemp vocalizes his thoughts about the Invisible Man with a soliloquy:
“Invisible!” he said. “Is there such a thing as an invisible animal? … In the sea, yes. Thousands—millions. All the larvae, all the little nauplii and tornarias, all the microscopic things, the jelly-fish. In the sea there are more things invisible than visible! I never thought of that before. And in the ponds too! All those little pond-life things—specks of colourless translucent jelly! But in air? No! “It can’t be. “But after all—why not? “If a man was made of glass he would still be visible.”
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