The "fifth wall" is a convention in fiction. A derivative of the "fourth wall" concept, which dictates a boundary of reality separation between the actors who are participating in the acting-out of a fictional world on stage or on screen and the viewing audience, the fifth wall is meant to distinguish between potentially conflicting continuities, or otherwise irrelevant fictional universes, and the characters who participate in such universes.

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  • The "fifth wall" is a convention in fiction. A derivative of the "fourth wall" concept, which dictates a boundary of reality separation between the actors who are participating in the acting-out of a fictional world on stage or on screen and the viewing audience, the fifth wall is meant to distinguish between potentially conflicting continuities, or otherwise irrelevant fictional universes, and the characters who participate in such universes. It dictates that two or more characters from separate fictional universes are not supposed to be the same person or to refer to each other, even though the characters may actually be played or voiced by the same actor.
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  • April 2009
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  • The "fifth wall" is a convention in fiction. A derivative of the "fourth wall" concept, which dictates a boundary of reality separation between the actors who are participating in the acting-out of a fictional world on stage or on screen and the viewing audience, the fifth wall is meant to distinguish between potentially conflicting continuities, or otherwise irrelevant fictional universes, and the characters who participate in such universes.
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  • Fifth wall
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