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  2. Role theory - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, dramaturgical role theory defines life as a never-ending play, in which we are all actors. The essence of this role theory is to role-play in an acceptable manner in society. [3] Robert Kegan’s theory of adult development plays a role in understanding role theory. Three pivotal sections in his theory are first the socialized mind.

  3. Supporting actor - Wikipedia

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    A supporting actor or supporting actress is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part.In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the best supporting actors and actresses.

  4. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    anamorphic format 1. The technique of shooting a widescreen picture on visual recording media with a non-widescreen native aspect ratio. 2. A projection format in which a distorted image is "stretched" by an anamorphic projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio on the viewing screen. anamorphic widescreen angle of light angle of view

  5. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Ambigram: a word which can be read just as well mirrored or upside down; Blanagram: rearranging the letters of a word or phrase and substituting one single letter to produce a new word or phrase; Letter bank: using the letters from a certain word or phrase as many times as wanted to produce a new word or phrase

  6. Metatheatre - Wikipedia

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    Metatheatre, and the closely related term metadrama, describes the aspects of a play that draw attention to its nature as drama or theatre, or to the circumstances of its performance. "Breaking the Fourth Wall" is an example of a metatheatrical device.

  7. Theta role - Wikipedia

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    The theta roles are named by the most prominent thematic relation that they contain. In this notation, the theta grid for a verb such as give is <agent, theme, goal>. The other notation (see for example the textbook examples in Haegeman 1994 and Carnie 2006) separates the theta roles into boxes, in which each column represents a theta role. The ...

  8. Epilogue - Wikipedia

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    The word epilogue could be adopted to describe the end of speeches within medieval plays, but at the time this was primarily used to hint at the connection to later works. Most Greek plays would end with lines from the Chorus, which was different to the epilogues of early modern playwrights as well as Ancient Roman plays.

  9. Role-playing game terms - Wikipedia

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    Character class is an occupation, profession, or role assigned to a game character to highlight and differentiate their abilities and specializations. [9] Character sheet: A record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information a player would need during a play session.