Why might a playwright include asides in a play? A) Asides allow characters to speak to one another on stage without being interrupted by anyone else. B) Asides allow characters to hide their true feelings or thoughts from audience members to maintain suspense. C) Asides allow characters to dismiss or enact events or actions that took place before the time in which the play is set. D) Asides allow characters to tell audience members how they are feeling or thinking without other characters hearing them.

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16 April, 18:02

Why might a playwright include asides in a play? A) Asides allow characters to speak to one another on stage without being interrupted by anyone else. B) Asides allow characters to hide their true feelings or thoughts from audience members to maintain suspense. C) Asides allow characters to dismiss or enact events or actions that took place before the time in which the play is set. D) Asides allow characters to tell audience members how they are feeling or thinking without other characters hearing them.

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A playwright might include asides in a play because D. Asides allow characters to tell audience members how they are feeling or thinking without other characters hearing them.

An aside is exactly that - when a character in a show addresses the audience.