TSL1064 Drama In English Novel: A Midsummer Night's Dream

1. THESIGNIFICANCE OF THE LITERARY DEVICES IN ACT 1
NUR INSYIRAH BINTI MALEK
NUR SYAZWANI BINTI ROSLI
NUR ZULAIKHA BINTI MOHD RAZALI

2. SOLILOQUY
dramatic speech spoken by a character who is alone on stage, or believes themselves to be alone
This device allows a
character in a play to
speak directly to the
audience about their
motives, feelings and
decisions.
SIGNIFICANCE
• Some characters do not share their true feelings with
other character in the play
• Soliloquy reveals the characters innermost thoughts and
traditionally contain no lies or deception as the character
is revealing their true thoughts and emotions.
• It helps the audience to understand internal conflicts that
happen in the play.
EXAMPLE OF SOLILOQUY IN ACT 1 SCENE 1
Helena is left onstage by herself and expresses
her thoughts out loud
From this, the audience are able to know her deep thoughts
on love and comparing herself to Hermia, which have never
been revealed through normal conversation between
characters.

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 The example of malapropism is when the amateur actors agree to meet in the
woods the next night to rehearse, Bottom says, “We will meet, and there we may
rehearse most obscenely, and courageously” (1.2.97-98).
 However, he perhaps means “unseen” or obscurely” instead of obscenely.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OFTHIS
LITERARY DEVICE
The use of an incorrect word in the place of a word that is similar in pronunciation is used to
make characters sound dim-witted and is also used to create humour. The line that been used
by the character has became more fun and interesting as it also content the sense of
humour. That malapropisms show the complex process through which the brain translates
thoughts into language. It also one of the elements to attract the most of attention and
commentary. Malapropism is not only one of the comedic literary devices as it also can occur
in kind of speech error in ordinary speech