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stichomythia (dialogue) THEAT

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A critic has called that the merriest and most congenial form imaginable of stichomythia. en.wikipedia.org

The later plays also feature extensive use of stichomythia (i.e. a series of one-liners). en.wikipedia.org

He was fond of laments, the use of stichomythia and gnomic or sententious lines (often indicated in his published plays by the use of marginal quotation marks). en.wikipedia.org

Stichomythia is particularly well suited to sections of dramatic dialogue where two characters are in violent dispute. en.wikipedia.org

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