JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 21

Question 21

Drama: General

Dialogue is important in drama because

  1. A.it always makes the audience laugh
  2. B.it is like conversation
  3. C.it reveals the minds of the characters
  4. D.it makes the play last longer on the stage
  5. E.it makes the characters honest.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (it reveals the minds of the characters)

Explanation

With no narrator in a play, we learn what characters think and feel through what they say.