act of a play
C29981
concept
An act of a play is a major division of the drama that groups a sequence of related scenes into a coherent structural and thematic unit within the overall performance.
Observed surface forms (12)
- act of an opera ×5
- opera act ×4
- dramatic structure element ×3
- act of a stage play ×2
- act of a dramatic poem ×1
- act of stage work ×1
- dramatic act ×1
- musical theatre act ×1
- part of Much Ado About Nothing ×1
- section of a play ×1
- segment of a play ×1
- theatrical play act ×1
Instances (53)
- Act I via concept surface "dramatic structure element"
- Act III of A Streetcar Named Desire
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Act I
surface form: Act I (Dear Brutus)
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Act III
surface form: Act III (Dear Brutus)
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Act II
surface form: Act II (Romeo and Juliet)
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Act II
surface form: Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
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Act III
via concept surface "opera act"
surface form: Act III (Turandot)
- Act II of The Relapse
- Act III of The Relapse
- Act IV of The Relapse via concept surface "act of a stage play"
- Act V of The Relapse
- Act Two of Chess via concept surface "musical theatre act"
- Act I
- Act III
- Les Incas du Pérou via concept surface "act of an opera"
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Act I
surface form: Act I (Our American Cousin)
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Act II
surface form: Act II (Our American Cousin)
- Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage via concept surface "act of an opera"
- Act II of Death of a Salesman
- Act II of "The Price" via concept surface "theatrical play act"
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Act II
surface form: Act II (Faust, Part Two)
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Act III
via concept surface "dramatic act"
surface form: Act III (Faust, Part Two)
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Act V
via concept surface "section of a play"
surface form: Act V (Faust, Part Two)
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Act IV
surface form: Act IV (Faust, Part Two)
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Act III
via concept surface "act of an opera"
surface form: Act III (Carmen)
- Act II of Manfred via concept surface "act of a dramatic poem"
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Act III of "Tosca"
via concept surface "opera act"
surface form: Act III of Tosca
- Exodos via concept surface "dramatic structure element"
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Act I
via concept surface "act of an opera"
surface form: Act I (Lohengrin)
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Act II
via concept surface "opera act"
surface form: Act II (Lohengrin)
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Act III
via concept surface "opera act"
surface form: Act III (Lohengrin)
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Act I
surface form: Act I (A Lie of the Mind)
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Act II
surface form: Act II (A Lie of the Mind)
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Act III
surface form: Act III (A Lie of the Mind)
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Act I
surface form: Act I (Götz von Berlichingen)
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Act II
surface form: Act II (Götz von Berlichingen)
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Act V
surface form: Act V (Götz von Berlichingen)
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Act III
surface form: Act III (Götz von Berlichingen)
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Act I
via concept surface "act of a stage play"
surface form: Act I (Design for Living)
- Act II
- Act IV via concept surface "dramatic structure element"
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Act V
surface form: Act V (Much Ado About Nothing)
- Act II of Much Ado About Nothing
- Act III of Much Ado About Nothing
- Act IV of Much Ado About Nothing
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Act III
via concept surface "act of stage work"
surface form: Act III (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien)
- Act I
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Act III
surface form: Act III (Minna von Barnhelm)
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Act V
surface form: Act V (Minna von Barnhelm)
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Act I
surface form: Act I (Anna Christie)