: Re: In play writing, script writing or theatre is there a name for some exchange of dialogue between characters that is supposed to make a point? Suppose you want to show that two characters have

I'm not sure what you mean by make a point. Following from the principle of Chekhov's gun every element in a play should have a dramatic purpose.

"One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to
go off. It's wrong to make promises you don't mean to keep." Chekhov,
letter to Aleksandr Semenovich Lazarev 1 November 1889

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