KnowraThe play within a playLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to The play within a play, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 1Related 4Narrower topic 2The TempestNarrower topic: Prospero turns the island into a stage and directs scenes within the drama.MetatheatreBroader topic: The inner performance makes theatrical artifice visible within the outer drama.A Midsummer Night's DreamNarrower topic: The craftsmen’s performance of Pyramus and Thisbe makes theatrical artifice part of the comedy.The Caucasian Chalk CircleRelated: A troupe stages the central story within a frame about postwar land allocation.Six Characters in Search of an AuthorRelated: The troupe’s attempted reenactment creates a second performance inside the rehearsal frame.As You Like ItRelated: Rosalind turns courtship into rehearsal by pretending Ganymede is Rosalind.Ferenc MolnárRelated: Molnár uses embedded performance to make staged identity part of the action.