Dramatic Works: Conflict on Stage · Speaking & Listening
Dialogue and Subtext
Analyzing how playwrights communicate character motivation and tension through what is said and left unsaid.
Key Questions
- 1How can a playwright use stichomythia or rapid dialogue to build tension between characters?
- 2What is the function of a soliloquy in revealing a character's true intentions to the audience?
- 3How do stage directions provide critical information that dialogue alone cannot convey?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Reading and Literature Studies - Grade 9ON: Oral Communication - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Dramatic Works: Conflict on Stage
Period: Speaking & Listening
Suggested Methodologies
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