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fourth wall

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1. fourth wallnoun

   The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.

2. fourth wallnoun

   The boundary between the fiction and the audience.

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1. Fourth wall

   The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. The idea of the fourth wall was made explicit by philosopher and critic Denis Diderot and spread in 19th-century theatre with the advent of theatrical realism, which extended the idea to the imaginary boundary between any fictional work and its audience. Speaking directly to or otherwise acknowledging the audience through the camera in a film or television program, or through this imaginary wall in a play, is referred to as "breaking the fourth wall" and is considered a technique of metafiction, as it penetrates the boundaries normally set up by works of fiction. The fourth wall should not be confused with the aside or the soliloquy, dramatic devices often used by playwrights where the character on stage is delivering an inner monologue, giving the audience insight into his or her thoughts.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fourth wall in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fourth wall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fourth wall in a Sentence

1. Rue McClanahan:

   Bea came from a New York stage point of view, she always had what we call ‘the fourth wall.’ And Betty came from a television point of view. She would flirt with the audience, and pull up her skirt and say, ‘Hi sailor.’ But Bea never acknowledged the audience.

2. Bea Arthur:

   Bea came from a New York stage point of view, rue McClanahan always had what we call ‘ the fourth wall. ’ And Betty came from a television point of view. She would flirt with the audience, and pull up her skirt and say, ‘ Hi, sailor. ’ But Bea never acknowledged the audience.

3. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   And we said, we can't just play along, but we need to break the fourth wall and challenge some of the institutions, and while the Met is known for its spectacle, we should have a conversation about it.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fourth_Wall
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fourth wall