The Development of Ben Jonson's Dramatic Technique, Volume 2 |
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Page 260
... soliloquies as well as in dialogue , but I treat it under dialogue because dialogue generally affords more examples ... soliloquy at the begin- ning of Act III is suggestive of his future action . " wee '11 66 Volpone tells Mosca to ...
... soliloquies as well as in dialogue , but I treat it under dialogue because dialogue generally affords more examples ... soliloquy at the begin- ning of Act III is suggestive of his future action . " wee '11 66 Volpone tells Mosca to ...
Page 380
... soliloquy , though occasionally quite effective , tend to be undra- matic , and even the dialogue becomes a predictable device to outline character . Every time Cethegus , for example , opens his mouth we expect him to express ...
... soliloquy , though occasionally quite effective , tend to be undra- matic , and even the dialogue becomes a predictable device to outline character . Every time Cethegus , for example , opens his mouth we expect him to express ...
Page 390
... soliloquy and monologue are re- served generally for the characters to whom self - communion is natural . Although by contemporary convention Jonson committed himself to the soliloquy by presenting a char- acter in disguise -- the soliloquy ...
... soliloquy and monologue are re- served generally for the characters to whom self - communion is natural . Although by contemporary convention Jonson committed himself to the soliloquy by presenting a char- acter in disguise -- the soliloquy ...
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