Drama-Specific Techniques (Twelfth Night)

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Soliloquy

A speech where a character speaks thoughts aloud

eg. Viola on her love triangle dilemma

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Aside

A short comment to the audience, not heard by others

eg. Feste’s quick remarks

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Dramatic Irony

Audience knows something characters don’t

eg. Viola is Cesario

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Stage Directions

Instructions in the script for actors

eg. “[Enter Feste, the fool]”

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Comic Relief

Humor to offset serious moments

eg. Malvolio’s yellow stockings scene

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Pun

A joke using wordplay

eg. Feste’s many clever insults

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Double Entendre

A phrase with two meanings (one usually risqué)

eg. Sir Toby’s jokes about drinking and women