What is Dialogue?
- Top of form
- It is a conversation that’s written or spoken between two individuals or more.
- It could be used in a play script.
- It does not usually require speech marks. (Unless the speaker in the play is quoting someone.)
- It is an extended piece, as the speakers are speaking in turns.
- Each time a new person speaks, it should be put on a new line.
- So the format of a dialogue in a play script is:
- Character’s name: _______________________ (dialogue)
Example
Princess Rose: Stop!
Fire Knight: What?
Princess Rose: You can’t destroy this poor little innocent creature.
Knight 2: Why not?
Princess Rose: Because he is adorable!
Nighty Knight: Stand aside.
Princess Lily: Never! We are princesses, and you knights must do whatever we say, right?
Knight 4: Well… I guess so.
Princess Lily: We command you to be friends with this little creature.
Fire Knight: What?!
Princess Lily: Swear it!
Knight 2: Fine, Fine!
Knights: We swear it.
Keep in Mind
- If the dialogue is written as direct speech, then use quotation marks (“ ”) – to distinguish them within a sentence.
- All punctuations related to the spoken sentence/ dialogue should be inside the quotation marks.
Example
- “Let’s go to the mall!” said Robin Sparkles.
- “That is Legendary. Where can we see it?” asked Barney.
- Tom: I love Gooseberries!
- Jerry: I don’t like the taste!
- “The car is talking!” Emma shrieked.
- End the first section of speech with a comma if the speech is broken up by a reporting clause. But this comma should be within the quotation marks. This shows that the speech is not finished.
- “I’m not going in there,” Kyle said anxiously, “It’s dark inside!”
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