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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Dramatis Personae #182131 01/28/2009 8:59 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 7 MN, USA Trident stranger Trident stranger Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 7 MN, USA I remember the character V from V for Vendetta using the word "dramatis personae" to describe himself. Never understood the inside joke of "personae" being a Latin word for mask. The character V wears a Guy Fawkes mask. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dramatis Personae Trident #182133 01/28/2009 9:34 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand That movie so reminded me of Phantom of the opera. A fantastic stage show by the way. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dramatis Personae Trident #182134 01/28/2009 9:34 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass V for vendetta (for reference) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dramatis Personae tsuwm #182143 01/29/2009 7:28 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada WOW I played the speech and was startled. I had assumed that the movie was just another slasher/anti-utopian film; that speech does not fit my assumptions at all. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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