Dialogue

Analyzing Dramatic Elements: Dialogue

 * Dialect** is the particular variety of a language spoken in one geographical area by a distinct group. Dialect includes the pronunciations, vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical constructions used by the people of a region. When Mama says, "much baking powder as she done borrowed from me all these years, she could of done gone into the baking business!" Hansberry uses her dialect to reveal Mama's wry humor, her frustration, her educational level, and her social background. As you read look for examples in the play's dialogue where dialect helps to reveal character.


 * Dialogue** is written conversation between two or more characters. A play is created almost entirely of dialogue-conversation between characters. Through these conversations, we learn everything we know about the characters. Think about what is revealed about the relationship between George and Beneatha during their conversation in this section.

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 * **Act 1, Scene 1**
 * Activity || Activity || Activity || Activity || Activity  || Activity ||
 * Dejin Ali || Allen Allosh  || Brian Armstrong || Gaby Calixto || Dulce Camacho ||  <span class="wiki_link">Sonia Ibarra ||
 * <span class="wiki_link">Yvette Cota || <span class="wiki_link">Deanna Elias || <span class="wiki_link">Mirna Fatho || <span class="wiki_link">Alissa Garcia || <span class="wiki_link">Sanders Camp <span class="wiki_link"> || <span class="wiki_link">Ary Jarjis ||
 * <span class="wiki_link">Heather Kidd || <span class="wiki_link">Ashley Konig || <span class="wiki_link">Tymy Maclean || <span class="wiki_link">Alicia McDaniel || <span class="wiki_link">Morena Mekho || <span class="wiki_link">Zack Miller ||
 * <span class="wiki_link">Melissa Ortega || <span class="wiki_link">Tanya Pineda || <span class="wiki_link">Rachelle Plaisted || <span class="wiki_link">Karen Quinonez || <span class="wiki_link">Guillermo Reyes || <span class="wiki_link">Melissa Richardson ||
 * <span class="wiki_link">Bridget Rios || <span class="wiki_link"> <span class="wiki_link"> <span class="wiki_link">Lauren Tafoya || <span class="wiki_link">Aveen Saleh || <span class="wiki_link">Adrianne Sanchez || <span class="wiki_link">Samantha Sanchez || <span class="wiki_link">Nancy Shamon ||
 * <span class="wiki_link">Abigail Ruiz <span class="wiki_link"> || <span class="wiki_link">Steven Tellez || <span class="wiki_link">Keanu Wagner || <span class="wiki_link">Stephani Whitehouse || Meshva Jariwala || Sonia De La Mora ||