UNDERSTANDING

INTERTEXTUALITY AS A
TECHNIQUE IN DRAMA
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 INTERTEXTUALITY
The term is derived from the Latin word
intertexto, which means “to intermingle
while weaving.”

A way in which a text gains meaning from

another text through referencing of other
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 EXAMPLE OF INTERTEXTUALITY

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 TYPES OF INTERTEXTUALITY
1. Allusion
It is an indirect reference in one text
to another text, place or character.
EXAMPLE:
She is as beautiful as Aphrodite.
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2. Parody
It is an imitation of a work in a satirical
manner or usually to mock or to produce
humorous effect to the original work.
EXAMPLE:
Charlie Chaplin impersonated Hitler in the
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film The Great Dictator.
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3. Qoutation
It is a direct reference to another text.
EXAMPLE:
We should see things not on how it looks but
based on how we feel, as to what the little prince
said, “It is only with the heart that one can see
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3. Adaptation
It is a written work that is made into
film/stage play/TV drama.
EXAMPLE:
1. Adaptation of the play Romeo and Juliet by
William Shakespeare into a stage play.
2. Adaptation of the book Harry Potter by J.K.
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Rowling into a film.
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INTERTEXTUALITY
It leads readers to a much richer experience of reading.
It provides new interpretations as it brings into the text
another meaning, concept or story.
It shows the connection and the continuity of texts and
of cultures.
It also allows us to recall earlier texts to gain new
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present time.
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INTERTEXTUALITY
It also raises questions concerning the nature
of authorship and originality.
It can also help students to make their own
texts from the knowledge of others and
referencing other texts.
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It shows how a similar idea can be expressed
through different cultural practices.
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