Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 14 AIL 1337 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Who a Speech Is Aimed At
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The idea
Four possibilities: another character, the audience, nobody in particular, or the speaker. Establishing which is the first move on any dramatic extract, and the stage directions plus the pronouns will usually settle it within two lines.
In practice
Four possible addressees.
Where people slip
Settle it in the first two lines.
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