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Semiotics Flashcards

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Sign

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A form of communication which we recognise

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Signifier

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A gesture, image, sound, pattern or event that conveys meaning

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Signified

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The meaning the gesture, image, sound or pattern conveys

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Connotation

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The feelings and ideas associated with the word or object - not the literal meaning

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Denotation

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The literal meaning of a word or object

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White

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light, purity, chastity, innocence, truth, modesty, peace, femininity

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Black

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gloom, darkness, woe, night, death, dread, terror, mourning

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Grey

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humility, melancholy, resolution, sadness

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Red

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blood, heat, fire, anger, hatred, cruelty, tragedy, shame, destruction, power, passion

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Orange

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warmth, laughter, contentment

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Yellow

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liveliness, gaiety, cowardice, decay, deceit, sickness

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Brown

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plenty, warmth, contentment, happiness

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Green

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youth, vigour, immaturity, contemplation, immortality, peace, solitude, jealousy

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Blue

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cold, melancholy, serenity, truth

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Violet

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sadness, quietness, purity, love, wealth

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Purple

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royalty, heroic virtue

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Key

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Freedom / escape / locked away/secret

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White coat

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medicine / science / authority

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candle

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Light in the darkness of life / truth / human life

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Rose

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Love / passion / romance / pain (thorns) / beautiful but dangerous

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Semiotics

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how meaning is created and communicated through systems of signs and symbols in drama. An audience “reads’ or “interprets” all elements on stage that are presented to them.

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Where a character is positioned shows…

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their relationship to other characters.

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If they are standing close to each other, it shows…

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that they have a close relationship.

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If the characters are stood far apart from each other, you could assume …

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that they either did not know each other at all, or had fallen out and were no longer speaking to each other.

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If you want to show that someone is in control, you could …

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place the actor on a higher level than the rest of the characters onstage.

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Spooky music causes…

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tension

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Birdsong suggests…

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it is morning

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Silence creates …

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dramatic tension

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Whispering can represent

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secrecy

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Spotlight can suggest …

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isolation

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Bright light can suggest …

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normality

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Darkness creates …

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fear

33
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Torchlight causes…

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suspense

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