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Breaking the Fourth Wall

Breaking the Fourth Wall. Breaking the Fourth Wall. Definition : Speaking directly to or acknowledging the audience. The “fourth wall” refers to the imaginary “wall” at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theater.

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Breaking the Fourth Wall

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  1. Breaking the Fourth Wall

  2. Breaking the Fourth Wall • Definition: Speaking directly to or acknowledging the audience. The “fourth wall” refers to the imaginary “wall” at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theater.

  3. Breaking the Fourth Wall Example: Timon acknowledges the audience when he cuts off Pumbaa midsong: “Pumbaa, not in front of the kids!”

  4. Movie Examples of Breaking the Fourth Wall • Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs • Austin Powers • Ralphie in A Christmas Story • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off • The Muppets • How the Grinch Stole Christmas • Bert in Mary Poppins

  5. Book Examples of Breaking the Fourth Wall • Jane Eyre at the conclusion “Dear reader, I married him.” • Don Quixote • The Chronicles of Narnia • At the beginning of The Christmas Carol • A lot of Shakespeare’s plays • Lemony Snicket books

  6. Examples of Breaking the Fourth Wallon Television • Unhappily Ever After • 30 Rock • iCarly • Boy Meets World • Doctor Who • House • Malcolm in the Middle

  7. Function of Breaking the Fourth Wall • It helps the audience to understand what is going on. • The character tells • what they are thinking and • why they are thinking that way. • It might be used to explain why one of the other characters is acting a certain way.

  8. Homework • Write down five examples of Breaking the Fourth Wall. • Pass them in next class.

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