Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 14 AIL 1342 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trap: Aside Read as Dialogue
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The idea
An aside looks like a reply and is not one. Read as dialogue, Sir Oliver appears to insult a servant to his face, which reverses the scene's comedy and its politics. The bracket is small and it changes everything.
In practice
It looks like a reply and is not.
Where people slip
A small bracket, a large difference.
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