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What was the soliloquy in globe theatre?

A soliloquy in the Globe Theatre was a speech delivered by a single actor, usually the protagonist, while alone on stage. It was used to reveal the character's thoughts and feelings, or to provide commentary on the action of the play. Soliloquies were often used in Shakespeare's plays, and were delivered in a variety of styles, from the passionate and emotional to the reflective and philosophical. Here are a few examples:

- Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1: "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

- Macbeth's "Is this a dagger I see before me?" soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1: "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?"

- King Lear's "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!" soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 2: "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks! You sulph'rous and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!"

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