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Reminding an Audience They're Watching a Play?
Why would you want to remind your audience that they're watching a play? This is a question dealing with Shakespeare's plays and his use of theater language to remind audiences that they're watching a play (specifically A Midsummer Night's Dream). And what kinds of themes in the play do you think this reinforces?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a really interesting piece that does a lot of toying with reality. Since there is a play within that play and questions of what is and isn't real inside the show, the question is raised, what if the show isn't really just pretend? What if some of it's real? Or what if some of what you think of as real life is a show?
Metatheatre is rare, but when used well, it lets people feel more of a part of the show...and a little less comfortable. Which, sometimes, like the hokie pokie, is what it's all about.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
By reminding them of aspects of themselves they see in the characters. Or - when it's an unpalatable part they'd rather not admit to - a friend of theirs - who is JUST like that, doncha know?
