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 | | Rejecting the methods of traditional realistic drama, he preferred a loose narrative form in which he used distancing devices such as asides and masks to create a historical frame around the action. |
 | | The commedi dell'arte relied upon a series of masked stock characters-a wily servant, an impudent maid, a clown servant, a businessman, a stupid fellow, and a womanizing tippler or braggart soldier-whose descendants still populate plays today. |
 | | Deconstruction, method of analyzing literature that seeks to uncover multiple layers of meaning, including the author's intentions and other meanings that are based on how the same language, images, or ideas have been used before. |
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