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Reading Drama
Quick questions on Dialogue and character in drama explained: N(A)-Level Literature in English
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how does it show their relationship with others, and what mood does it create?Show answer
A line of dialogue is doing several jobs, and good analysis notices them.
What is dialogue does the work of a narrator?Show answer
Because a play has no narrator, dialogue has to reveal character, advance the story and create feeling all at once. When you read a line, ask three things: what does it tell us about this character, how does it show their relationship with others, and what mood does it create? A line of dialogue is doing several jobs, and good analysis notices them.
What is q1?Show answer
Why does dialogue have to do extra work in a play compared with a novel? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What is subtext, and why does it matter in drama? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Give two things, besides the actual words, that reveal character in dialogue. [3 marks]
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