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aside, a short speech or remark spoken by a character in a drama, directed either to the audience or to another character, which by convention is supposed to be inaudible to the other characters on stage. See also soliloquy.
Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
— Alexander Pope, Source: An Essay on Criticism, 1711, 1. 135
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An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage. It may be addressed to the audience expressly (in character or out) or represent an unspoken thought. An aside is usually a brief comment, rather than a speech, such as a monologue or soliloquy. Unlike a public announcement, it occurs within the context of the play. An aside is, by convention, a true statement of a character's thought; a character may be mistaken in an aside, but may not be dishonest.
This technique is used by many playwrights, including William Shakespeare. For instance, in the play Macbeth, Macbeth has the following aside:
| “ | Time, thou anticipatest my dread exploits. |
” |
Here is another example in the Shakespeare play Hamlet:
| “ | A little more than kin, and less than kind. |
” |
This technique has frequently been used in film comedy, for example in the Bob Hope "Road" comedies, Woody Allen comedies and in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - til side, afsides, til siden
n. - sidespring, digression
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Nederlands (Dutch)
terzijde, opzij, terloopse opmerking, voor publiek bestemde opmerking van acteur
Français (French)
adv. - de côté, à l'écart, à part
n. - (Théât) aparté
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Deutsch (German)
adv. - beiseite, zur Seite
n. - (Theat.) Aparte, Nebeneffekt
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - πλάι, κατά μέρος, στη μπάντα, από τη μια πλευρά, (ουσ.) σκηνική αποστροφή, υπαινιγμός
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Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de lado, à parte, fora
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Русский (Russian)
около, рядом
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Español (Spanish)
adv. - aparte, al lado
n. - aparte
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Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - avsides, åt sidan
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在旁边, 离开, 到旁边, 撇开, 旁白, 离题的话, 私语, 悄悄话
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在旁邊, 離開, 到旁邊, 撇開
n. - 旁白, 離題的話, 私語, 悄悄話
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한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 곁에, 벗어나, 간직해 두어
n. - 방백
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 傍白, 脇台詞, 私語, 余談
adv. - わきへ, 脇に, 少し離れて
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العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) جانبا, على انفراد
עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - הצידה, לצד, בצד, חוץ מ-
n. - הערה מקרית, דברים שאומר שחקן לקהל, לא לשחקנים אחרים על הבמה
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