They were all afraid of irritating people (who vote). Since people (who vote) decided their unavoidable future, they didn't want to take any strong stances on anything and just went with the flow and played the tune that the people wanted to hear. They needed to stay in power and not lose it for taking a serious stance.........
I think the mothers played a major role in comforting the government and ending the war.
A monologue is a speech or line from a character while having a conversation. A soliloquy is when the character is expressing their most inner thoughts usually alone or regardless of hearers.
