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Breaking the Fourth Wall. Definition: Speaking directly to or acknowledging the audience. The “fourth wall” refers to the imaginary “wall” at the front.

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1 Breaking the Fourth Wall

2 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 Wall on 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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