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... situation and char- acters to embody the idea . After casting about for various pos- sibilities , we decide on employing this situation : a man and a woman have married each other despite enormous barriers to their union ; it is in the ...
... situation and char- acters to embody the idea . After casting about for various pos- sibilities , we decide on employing this situation : a man and a woman have married each other despite enormous barriers to their union ; it is in the ...
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... situation and char- acter for purposes of illustrating the theme , in which case neither situation nor characters will be dramatically convincing — so that the play ends by being a kind of sermon , which a good play should never be ...
... situation and char- acter for purposes of illustrating the theme , in which case neither situation nor characters will be dramatically convincing — so that the play ends by being a kind of sermon , which a good play should never be ...
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... situation . Situation is intimately connected with action , and action is intimately connecte with plot ; and plot , as we soon shall see , is the most basic of all elements in a good play . Situation , therefore , brings one closer to ...
... situation . Situation is intimately connected with action , and action is intimately connecte with plot ; and plot , as we soon shall see , is the most basic of all elements in a good play . Situation , therefore , brings one closer to ...
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The Theater vs Life | 1 |
Sources for Ideas for Plays | 17 |
Plot 1 | 35 |
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