The story within a story, exemplified by the play within a play performed to freak out Claudius in Hamlet, is a very old narrative device, dating back to heroic epics like Old English Beowulf and the Sanskrit Mahabharata. Read more...
The story within a story, exemplified by the play within a play performed to freak out Claudius in Hamlet, is a very old narrative device, dating back to heroic epics like Old English Beowulf and the Sanskrit Mahabharata. A more modern example is a porno shoot within a 2004 episode of The L Word that features two actresses dressed up as Catholic schoolgirls indulging in some lesbian antics in the bathroom. One of those actresses is Jade Robertson, who bares her boobs while her gal pal goes on a muff-diving expedition. Well played, Jade.
