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This kind of aside is based on the convention that it is not heard by the
characters on stage. The acoustical implausibility can be reduced by the
spatial orientation of the speakers: Figures participating in the
dialogical aside at the front of the of stage well away from the other
figures. Dialogical asides are generally motivated by conspirational
dialogue or dialogue in an eavesdropping situation.
Iede Snoek
2002-02-25