Phrases Meaning – ‘Don’t Break Character’ Definition

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I wanted to know the meaning of this phrase in the music of “be still” from “killers”:

  • “ Don't break character

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"Break character" is a term used by actors. It means when an actor on the stage (or in a film etc) stops pretending to be a character and is just the actor.

The school play was going well until Tim, who was playing Macbeth, broke character and said "I need to go to the toilet". Unfortunately, most of the audience started laughing.

Breaking character is usually a failure for the actor, but occasionally it is done for comic effect. And of course if there is a real emergency, actors will break character.

When her leading man collapsed, she broke character and asked the audience "Is there a doctor in the house?"

In the context of the song, it means "continue to pretend to be who you pretend to be (or else your lover might leave you)". (or something like that)

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