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Corpse
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the dead body of a human being
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an actor who breaks character by laughing or forgetting their lines, causing the scene to come to a halt
Who is a "corpse"?
A corpse is an actor who disrupts a scene by breaking character, usually due to laughing uncontrollably or forgetting their lines. This interruption often causes the performance to momentarily stop, as the actor struggles to regain composure or recall their lines. The term highlights the difficulty of maintaining the illusion of the performance and can add an element of unpredictability to live theater.
Example
In horror movies, mad scientists often try to reanimate corpses with disastrous results.
