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when the audience knows something that a character in a play does not know, and the character behaves inappropriately because of his or her ignorance. E.g. in Twelfth Night, because of his ignorance, Malvolio acts foolishly, believing that this is appropriate. The audience can see how silly this is and finds it funny or absurd.
a camera movement that creates the illusion that the camera is moving closer or further from the...
a central topic, subject, or concept the author draws the reader's attention to, not to be...
the Greek term for understatement. See understatement.
an explanation, normally associated with someone explaining something that other people regard...