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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hi,

what does it mean when talking about a play someone says:

"It is not a proper play, the characters have no lines."

Does it mean that the characters don't have good texts to say, or that they are uninspiring, uninteresting, plain...?

Thank you.
  

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Hi, what does it mean when talking about a play someone says: "It is not a proper play . " Does it mean that the characters don't have good texts to say, or that they are uninspiring, uninteresting, plain...? It literally means that they have no text at all.

— Clive

  • Hi, what does it mean when talking about a play someone says: "It is not a proper play .
  • " Does it mean that the characters don't have good texts to say, or that they are uninspiring, uninteresting, plain...?
  • It literally means that they have no text at all.
  • But figuratively it probably means what you have guessed, ie that what they say is dull and uninteresting.
  • Clive.
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Hi,
what does it mean when talking about a play someone says:

"It is not a proper play. The characters have no lines."

Does it mean that the characters don't have good texts to say, or that they are uninspiring, uninteresting, plain.
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