傍ぼう白はく

noun

aside (theatrical)

A dramatic device where a character speaks directly to the audience, unheard by other characters on stage.

• シェイクスピアの劇げきでは、登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつが傍ぼう白はくで本ほん音ねを語かたることが多おおい。

  In Shakespeare's plays, characters often reveal their true feelings through asides.

• この場ば面めんの傍ぼう白はくは、観かん客きゃくにだけ秘ひ密みつを伝つたえる効こう果かがある。

  The aside in this scene has the effect of sharing a secret only with the audience.