metaTheatricalDevice
P123424
predicate
Indicates a relationship where a theatrical work self-consciously draws attention to its own nature as theater, performance, or fiction (e.g., breaking the fourth wall, play-within-a-play).
Observed surface forms (8)
- hasMetatheatricalDevice ×3
- theatricalDevice ×3
- hasMetaTheatricalFunction ×2
- hasMetatheatricalElements ×2
- containsMetaTheatre ×1
- isUsedForMetaTheatre ×1
- metatheatricalElement ×1
- metatheatricalRole ×1
Sample triples (15)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Brecht’s Lehrstücke cycle | Verfremdungseffekt via predicate surface "theatricalDevice" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Each in His Own Way | yes via predicate surface "hasMetatheatricalElements" ⓘ |
| Garry Essendine | true via predicate surface "isUsedForMetaTheatre" ⓘ |
| In the Same Boat | characters comment on fixing the number itself via predicate surface "metatheatricalElement" ⓘ |
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fictional play Nothing On
surface form:
Nothing On
|
mirrors the deterioration of the real production in Noises Off via predicate surface "metatheatricalRole" ⓘ |
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Sabina (the maid) in The Skin of Our Teeth
surface form:
Sabina
|
complains about the play and her role via predicate surface "hasMetaTheatricalFunction" ⓘ |
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Sabina (the maid) in The Skin of Our Teeth
surface form:
Sabina
|
steps out of character to address the audience via predicate surface "hasMetaTheatricalFunction" ⓘ |
| The Critic | rehearsal of a new tragedy via predicate surface "hasMetatheatricalDevice" ⓘ |
| The Knight of the Burning Pestle | audience intervention on stage via predicate surface "theatricalDevice" ⓘ |
| The Knight of the Burning Pestle | breaking the fourth wall via predicate surface "theatricalDevice" ⓘ |
| The Malcontent | Yes via predicate surface "containsMetaTheatre" ⓘ |
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The Mousetrap play-within-a-play
surface form:
The Mousetrap (play-within-a-play)
|
play-within-a-play structure ⓘ |
| Tonight We Improvise | true via predicate surface "hasMetatheatricalElements" ⓘ |
| Yellow Face | play-within-a-play via predicate surface "hasMetatheatricalDevice" ⓘ |
| Yellow Face | self-referential narrator via predicate surface "hasMetatheatricalDevice" ⓘ |