Drama semiotics Flashcards
(28 cards)
Sign
A form of communication which we recognise
Signifier
A gesture, image, sound, pattern or event that conveys meaning
Signified
The meaning the gesture, image, sound or pattern conveys
Connotation
The feelings and ideas associated with the word or object - not the literal meaning
Denotation
The literal meaning of a word or object
Key
Freedom / escape / locked away/secret
White Coat
medicine / science / authority
Candle
Light in the darkness of life / truth / human life
Rose
Love / passion / romance / pain (thorns) / beautiful but dangerous
Spooky music
causes tension
Birdsong
suggests it is morning
Silence
creates dramatic tension
Whispering
can represent secrecy
Spotlight
isolation
Bright light
normality
Darkness
fear
Torchlight
suspense
White
light, purity, chastity, innocence, truth, modesty, peace, femininity
Black
gloom, darkness, woe, night, death, dread, terror, mourning
Grey
humility, melancholy, resolution, sadness
Red
blood, heat, fire, anger, hatred, cruelty, tragedy, shame, destruction, power, passion
Orange
warmth, laughter, contentment
Yellow
liveliness, gaiety, cowardice, decay, deceit, sickness
Brown
plenty, warmth, contentment, happiness
