What’s the difference between 「[独]{ひと}り[言]{ごと}」 and 「[独白]{どくはく}」? They both
mean ‘monologue’?
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How to say monologue?
独り言 is anything that is said to yourself, typically when you are alone.

Today, 独白 is mainly used in the context of acting. A 独白 is meant to be heard
by the audience, not someone else in the plot. In this sense, モノローグ is equally
commonly understood. But in older novels, you may see 独白 used in the same
manner as 独り言. In addition, recently I sometimes see 独白 used in the context of
private interview, as if it were short for 独占告白 (for example
[this](https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/1692030300000000000C)), but I'm
not sure if this is a right usage of 独白.
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