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subtext definitions
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1the hidden meaning lying behind the overt.7 sets
2the hidden or underlying meaning of something5 sets
3n. the hidden or underlying meaning of something4 sets
4the implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of an essay or other work3 sets
5an underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.3 sets
6the hidden meaning behind the words, the real reason a character chooses to speak2 sets
7meanings that are implicit or hidden in a text rather than explicitly addressed2 sets
8meaning or emotion underneath the words2 sets
9the implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of an essay or other work.2 sets
10ideas, feelings, thoughts, not dealt with directly in the text but existing underneath2 sets
11hidden or underlying meaning2 sets
12implicit meaning of a text1 set
13the true meaning behind a spoken or scripted line, as interpreted by an actor.1 set
14a hidden meaning behind someones actions1 set
15an implied message that is below surface level1 set
16what is being implied by what the character says? what are the thoughts we imagine characters to have as they speak certain lines? what is not being said or done? what might a pause mean within the context of a line? what insight might you get into a character from his/her lines?1 set
17something implied but not said in a script1 set
18the underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work1 set
19implicit: the deeper meaning to the text (reading in between the lines) - the implicit meaning or theme of a literary text.1 set
20what are you really saying with your lines1 set
21implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of an essay or other work1 set
22underlying motivation not expilitly stated (but by intonation, inflectin, stress and pause)1 set
23?1 set
24the underlying meaning of a spoken or written passage1 set
25the unvoiced thoughts, feeling, meanings and motives that underlie the spoken words1 set
26the unvoiced thoughts, feelings, meanings, and motives that underlie the words that are actually spoken1 set
27emotions, tension and thoughts not expressed directly in the text1 set
28the meanings hidden in text1 set
29implied meaning underneath main meaning1 set
30hidden meaning behind words1 set
31underlying meaning of something1 set
32what emotions and feelings are under the lines that drives the cource of the action1 set
33character1 set
34actual meaning behind the words spoken1 set
35the meaning behind the author's words; it is the actor's job to interperet and communicate the subtext.1 set
36- the true inner thoughts and fellings of the character that for some reason cannot be said directly but are nonetheless communicated in the often subtle behavior behind the words.1 set
37ideas, feelings, thoughts not expressed directly in the text1 set
38implicit meaning in a piece of writing1 set
39the unstated or between the lines meaning that an actor must draw from the script1 set
40information that is implied but not stated by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that may not express the same meaning as the spoken words1 set